Bestwack History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Bestwack

The roots of the Anglo-Saxon name Bestwack come from when the family resided in one of two places named Beswick. One is located in the township of Berwick, in the parish of Kilnwick, in the East Riding of Yorkshire while the other is in Lancashire, where Berwick was a local to Manchester. "The many Beswicks of Lancashire undoubtedly hail from Yorkshire." 1 "The Beswicks of Gristhorpe [North Yorkshire] have been seated there for upwards of four centuries." 2

Early Origins of the Bestwack family

Early History of the Bestwack family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bestwack research. Another 57 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1688, 1758 and 1894 are included under the topic Early Bestwack History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bestwack Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Bestwack has been recorded under many different variations, including Beswick, Beswicke, Beswickt, Bestwick, Beeswick, Beswyck and many more.

Early Notables of the Bestwack family

John Wright Beswick and his his sons John and Gilbert, founders of John Beswick Ltd, formerly J. W. Beswick, a pottery manufacturer, founded in 1894 in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent. They produced high-quality porcelain figurines including many Beatrix Potter characters. Hannah Beswick (1688-1758), of Birchin Bower, Hollinwood, Oldham, Greater Manchester, was...
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Migration of the Bestwack family

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Bestwack or a variant listed above: Matthew Bestwick who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1834; James Beswick who settled in Philadelphia in 1856.