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Early Origins and Etymology of Filton

The surname Filton was first found in Roxburghshire at Fulton, "an extinct border village." 1

"Thomas de Fulton witnessed a donation to the monastery of Paisley, c. 1260, and in 1272 he witnessed a quitclaim of the land of Fulton. Thomas de Fultoun and Alan de Foulton witnessed grants by Malcolm, earl of Levenax to Paisley, 1273. Alan de Fulton appears again in 1284 as witness to a resignation. Henry de Foultone of Lanarkshire rendered homage in 1296. Thomas de Fultone, vicar of the church of Irnnewyk (Innerwick), and Thomas de Fougheltone of Lanarkshire also rendered homage in same year." 2

The "rendered homage" entries in the preceding paragraph refers to the invasion by King Edward I of England in 1296. After the conquer, tenants had to "render homage" to the king, or face losing all their lands.

Further the south in England, the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 included John de Fultone and Robert de Fultone as both holding lands in Cambridgeshire. 3

Looking back further, we found Richard Fulton in the Feet of Fines for Essex in 1218 and Roger de Fuldon in the RegAntiquiss of 1255-1288. In this case, the family may have been from Foulden in Norfolk. 4

The parish of Foulden is in the union of Swaffham, hundred of South Greenhoe, W. division of Norfolk 5 and dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was known as Fugalduna. 6 Literally the name means "hill frequented by birds." 7

Filton is a civil parish in South Gloucestershire, north of the City of Bristol and this parish dates back to c. 1187.

Early History of the Filton family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Filton research. Another 66 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1260, 1296, 1506, 1890 and 1903 are included under the topic Early Filton History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Filton Spelling Variations

Although the name, Filton, appeared in many references, from time to time, the surname was shown with the spellings Fulton, Ffulton, Fullton, Filton, Filtin and others.

Early Notables of the Filton family

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Migration of the Filton family to Ireland

Some of the Filton family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 88 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Filton migration to the United States +

Gradually becoming disenchanted with life in Ireland many of these uprooted families sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. These overcrowded ships often arrived with only 60 to 70% of their original passenger list, many dying of cholera, typhoid, dysentery or small pox. In North America, some of the first immigrants who could be considered kinsmen of the Filton family name Filton, or who bore a variation of the surname were

Filton Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Mathew Filton, who landed in Virginia in 1666 8
  1. Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
  2. Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
  3. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  4. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  5. Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
  6. Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
  7. Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
  8. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)

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