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The surname Therude was first found in Lincolnshire, where they claim descent from Theroldus de Buckenhuld, Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1052 whose descendant Sir Richards Thorold of Selby was living during the reign of Edward III. He married Joan, daughter and heiress of Robert de Haugh, of Marston. And it is from this marriage a son was born, William Thorold, Lord of Marston. 1
Looking back further in Normandy, the family is a branch of the DeVers, from Ver near Bayeux where Alberic de Ver witnessed a Breton charter in 1058. 2 "It comes to us from Normandy, where Turold was one of the preceptors of William the Conqueror, and his Grand-Constable at the time on the Conquest. The name TUROLD occurs upon the Bayeux Tapestry, designating one of the ambassadors dispatched by the Norman Duke to Guy, Earl of Ponthieu. " 3
Turold (fl. 1075-1100), was an English romance-writer and has been considered by some as the author of the 'Chanson de Roland.' "Its attribution to a person of that name, a common enough one in the eleventh century, rests on the last line of the poem in the oldest known manuscript of it in the Bodleian library at Oxford. " 4
Later listings of the name include: Toroudus, Toroldus presbiter 1143-1147 in Lincolnshire; Robertus filius Thoradi, a Templar in Yorkshire in 1185; and William Turolde listed in the Pipe Rolls for Gloucestershire in 1190. 5
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Therude research. Another 61 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1591, 1632, 1633, 1642, 1644, 1661, 1664, 1666, 1677, 1706, 1709, 1717, 1722, 1738 and 1740 are included under the topic Early Therude History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Endless spelling variations are a prevailing characteristic of Norman surnames. Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules, and the introduction of Norman French added an unfamiliar ingredient to the English linguistic stew. French and Latin, the languages of the court, also influenced spellings. Finally, Medieval scribes generally spelled words according to how they sounded, so one person was often referred to by different spellings in different documents. The name has been spelled Thorold, Thorald, Thorrold, Thorrald, Therould and others.
Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Sir Samuel Thorold of Harmeston; Sir William Thorold, 1st Baronet (1591-1677), an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1677, and Sheriff of Lincolnshire from 1632 to 1633; Sir John Thorold, 4th Baronet (1664-1717), an English politician, Member of Parliament for Grantham and Lincolnshire; and Sir George Thorold, 1st Baronet (c. 1666-1722) of Harmston, Lincolnshire, a leading London merchant.
There have been four baronetcies created for members of the Thorold family of Lincolnshire. The Thorold Baronetcy, of Marston in the County of Lincoln, was created in the...
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To escape the political and religious persecution within England at the time, many English families left for the various British colonies abroad. The voyage was extremely difficult, though, and the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving. But for those who made it, the trip was most often worth it. Many of the families who arrived went on to make valuable contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families reveals a number of immigrants bearing the name Therude or a variant listed above: Jacob and Sarah Therould settled in New York in 1686 with two children.