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The surname Midhyrst was first found in West Sussex at Midhurst, a market town and civil parish in the Chichester district which dates back to 1186 when it was listed as Middleherst and literally meant "middle wooded hill." 1 The village formerly stood within the grounds of Midhurst Castle but the Bishop of Durham dismantled the castle c. 1284. Medhurst Green is a village in Cheshire and Medhurst Row is found in Edenbridge, Kent.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Midhyrst research. Another 60 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1275, 1402, 1525, 1610, 1759, 1796, 1827 and 1857 are included under the topic Early Midhyrst History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Midhurst, Midhirst, Medhurst, Medhirst and others.
Another 47 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Midhyrst Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Daniel Medhurst, who sailed to Virginia in 1717; as well as Richard Medhurst, who migrated to Canada in 1834 with his wife and 3 children.