The surname Dighester was first found in Worcestershire where they held a family seat as and recorded on Tax Rolls.Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1280 when Henry le Dyester was on taxable records.
Early History of the Dighester family
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Dighester Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Dyster, Dyetser, Digester, Dighester, Dister and others.
Early Notables of the Dighester family
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Migration of the Dighester family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers, who arrived along the eastern seaboard, from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands.
