Crossthwait History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Crossthwait familyThe surname Crossthwait was first found in Cumberland. 1 2 While technically in England, Cumberland (Cumbria) is actually on the Scottish Borders, an area of conflict for centuries between the Scottish and the English. "There are places named Crossthwaite in Cumberland, Westmorland, and Yorkshire." 3 As far as early records of the family are concerned, they are indeed few as we only found one record of the family in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273: John de Crostweyt and this was a family in Norfolk. 2 Early History of the Crossthwait familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Crossthwait research. Another 104 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1534, 1721 and 1729 are included under the topic Early Crossthwait History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Crossthwait Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Crossthwaite, Crosthwaite, Crosswaith, Crosswaite and others. Early Notables of the Crossthwait familyMore information is included under the topic Early Crossthwait Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Crossthwait family to IrelandSome of the Crossthwait family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Migration of the Crossthwait familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Edward and James Crossthwaith settled in New York in 1820.
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