Crosthwayte History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Crosthwayte familyThe surname Crosthwayte 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 Crosthwayte familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Crosthwayte research. Another 104 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1534, 1721 and 1729 are included under the topic Early Crosthwayte History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Crosthwayte Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Crossthwaite, Crosthwaite, Crosswaith, Crosswaite and others. Early Notables of the Crosthwayte familyMore information is included under the topic Early Crosthwayte Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Crosthwayte family to IrelandSome of the Crosthwayte family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Migration of the Crosthwayte 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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