Sissons History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Sissons is one of the thousands of new names that the Norman Conquest brought to England in 1066. The Sissons family lived in Gloucestershire, at the manor of Siston, from whence their name was derived.
Early Origins of the Sissons family
The surname Sissons was first found in Gloucestershire where they held a family seat as Lords of the manor of Siston, held at the time of the taking of the Domesday Book, a survey of England taken by Duke William of Normandy after his conquest of England in Hastings in 1066 A.D. In this survey the village of Siston was held by Roger de Berkeley. Conjecturally they were descended from Roger, and as it was the tradition of Norman families, the second or third son usually adopted the name of his manor or lands.
Early History of the Sissons family
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Sissons Spelling Variations
It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, Anglo-Norman surnames like Sissons are characterized by many spelling variations. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages such as Norman French and Latin, even literate people regularly changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Sissons include Siston, Sistons, Syston, Sistun, Systun, Sisson, Sissons, Sysun, Sisun, Sissun, Sison, Sisons, Syson, Sysson, Session, Sesion and many more.
Early Notables of the Sissons family
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Migration of the Sissons family to Ireland
Some of the Sissons family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Sissons migration to Australia +
Emigration to
Australia followed the
First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:
Sissons Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
- Mr. Henry Sissons, British Convict who was convicted in Norfolk, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Earl St Vincent" on 20th April 1826, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 1
- Mr. John Sissons, English convict who was convicted in Norwich, Norfolk, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Florentia" on 11th August 1830, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 2
- Mr. John Sissons, British Convict who was convicted in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Dunvegan Castle" on 13th March 1830, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 3
Contemporary Notables of the name Sissons (post 1700) +
- Mychal Anthony Sissons (b. 1988), American football linebacker
- Peter George Sissons (1942-2019), English journalist and broadcaster from Liverpool
- Sir John Gerald Patrick Sissons FRCP, FRCPath, FMedSci (1945-2016), English academic, Regius Professor of Physic at the University of Cambridge from 2005 to 2012
- John Graham Sissons (b. 1934), English former footballer
- Robert Sissons (b. 1988), former English footballer
- John Sissons (b. 1945), English former footballer
- Richard Sissons (1819-1893), notable New Zealand doctor and Anglican lay reader
- Colton Sissons (b. 1993), Canadian ice hockey player
- Alfred Thomas Stanley Sissons (1888-1975), Australian pharmaceutical scientist and academic
- John Sissons (1892-1969), barrister, author, judge and a Canadian federal politician
- ... (Another 2 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
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