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The surname Wandisford was first found in Suffolk at Wangford (St. Peter), a parish in the union and hundred of Blything or at Wangford (St. Denis) another parish in the union of Mildenhall in the hundred of Lackford. 1
A census in the late 1800s, listed 818 inhabitants for Wangford (St. Peter) and only 46 inhabitants for Wangford (St. Denis.) Wangford dates back to at least the Domesday Book where it was listed as Wankeforda and literally meant "ford by the open fields" from the Old English words wang + ford. 2
Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Wangford, held by Richard Fitzgilbert from the Abbot of St. Edmund's. 3
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wandisford research. Another 143 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1225, 1327, 1497, 1586, 1592, 1593, 1621, 1624, 1629, 1637, 1640, 1655, 1656, 1665, 1684, 1707, 1710, 1713, 1717, 1719, 1726 and 1736 are included under the topic Early Wandisford History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
A multitude of spelling variations characterize Norman surnames. Many variations occurred because Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England also had a pronounced effect, as did the court languages of Latin and French. Therefore, one person was often referred to by several different spellings in a single lifetime. The various spellings include Wangford, Wangforth, Wankforth, Wankford, Wangfurd, Wangforde, Wankforde, Wandsford, Wandesford, Wandisford, Wansford, Wainsford and many more.
Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Christopher Wandesford (1592-1640), an English administrator and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1629, Lord Deputy of Ireland in 1629.
His brother, John Wandesford (1593-1665) of Kirklington, Yorkshire was also an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1665.
Christopher Wandesford, 1st Viscount Castlecomer (1656-1707) was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer. Christopher Wandesford...
Another 71 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Wandisford Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Many English families left England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Wandisford or a variant listed above: settlers were recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Florida, and to the islands..