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The surname Wuideehouse was first found in Leicestershire at Woodhouse a civil parish and a chapelry, in the parish and union of Barrow-upon-Soar, hundred of West Goscote.
However there are over other places named Woodhouse in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, West Yorkshire and in Leeds. These later places are smaller than the Leicestershire parish.
One of the reasons for the many listings is the origin of the place name: from the Old English words wudu + hus, which literally means "house(s) in or near a wood." 1
"This family is very ancient, for they were gentlemen of good ranke in the time of King John, as it appeareth by many antient grants and evidences of theirs which I have seen," wrote Peacham in his "Compleate Gentleman," in 1614.
Robert de Wodehouse or Woodhouse (d. 1345?), was Treasurer of the Exchequer, son of Bertram de Wodehouse, a Norfolk knight who fought with distinction against the Scots under Edward I. 2
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wuideehouse research. Another 78 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1193, 1573, 1585, 1605, 1608, 1623, 1624, 1640, 1653, 1654, 1658, 1660, 1681, 1833, 1877 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Wuideehouse History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Woodhouse, Wodehouse, Wouldhouse and others.
Distinguished members of the family include Thomas Woodhouse (d. 1573), English Roman Catholic martyr, a native of Lincolnshire. "On 16 June 1573 he was tried for high treason in the Guildhall, London. He distinguished himself by his intrepid bearing and the frankness of his answers, was found guilty, and was executed at Tyburn on 19 June. Woodhouse was the first priest who suffered in Elizabeth's reign. " 2
Sir Philip Wodehouse, 1st Baronet (died 1623), was an English Baronet, soldier and Member of Parliament; Sir Thomas Wodehouse, 2nd Baronet (c.1585-1658), an English Baronet and Member of Parliament for Thetford (1640-1653), High Sheriff...
Another 103 words (7 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Wuideehouse Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: William and Mary Woodhouse, who settled in Virginia in 1637; followed by Thomas Woodhouse who settled there in 1653; William Woodhouse arrived in Virginia in 1642.