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Today's generation of the Ilbert family bears a name that was brought to England by the migration wave that was started by the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Ilbert family lived in Dorset, at the manor of Ilberton, from where they took their name.
The surname Ilbert was first found in Dorset where they were anciently Lords of the manor of Iberton in that shire, after the Norman Conquest by William the Conqueror in 1066 A.D. Ilbert was a Norman under-tenant who conjecturally held the King's land, consisting of a rating of four cows.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ilbert research. Another 150 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1605 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Ilbert History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, Norman French and other languages became incorporated into English throughout the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Ilbert include Illbert, Ilbert, Ibbert and others.
Outstanding amongst the family at this time was
In England at this time, the uncertainty of the political and religious environment of the time caused many families to board ships for distant British colonies in the hopes of finding land and opportunity, and escaping persecution. The voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, though, and many arrived in North America sick, starved, and destitute. Those who did make it, however, were greeted with greater opportunities and freedoms that they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Early immigration records have shown some of the first Ilberts to arrive on North American shores: Charles Ibbert who landed in America in 1771.