The name Ducksburey belongs to the early history of Britain, it's origins lie with the Anglo-Saxons. It is a product of their having lived in the township of Duxbury, in the parish of Standish in the county of Lancashire.
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Early Origins of the Ducksburey family
The surname Ducksburey was first found in Lancashire at Duxbury, a township, in the district chapelry of Adlington, parish of Standish, union of Chorley, hundred of Leyland. "Duxbury gave name at an early period to a family, of whom Adam, in the reign of Edward I., held a moiety of the town.'" 1 A later branch of the family was found in the township of Gransmoor in the East Riding of Yorkshire. There, W. D. Thornton Duesbery, Esq., originally of Skelton, near York is Lord of the Manor and he benevolently had a schoolroom built at his expense. 1
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Early History of the Ducksburey family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ducksburey research. Another 59 words (4 lines of text) covering the year 1729 is included under the topic Early Ducksburey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Ducksburey Spelling Variations
Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Ducksburey include Duxbury, Dewsbury, Dusebury, Dusbury, Jewsbury and others.
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Early Notables of the Ducksburey family
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Migration of the Ducksburey family to Ireland
Some of the Ducksburey family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Ducksburey family
Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Ducksburey were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: Robert Duxbury who landed in Philadelphia in 1868; Thomas Duxbury landed in the same port in 1872; John Dewsbury arrived in New Jersey in 1677; William Dewsbury arrived in Philadelphia in 1880..
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