The surname Folkworthey was first found in Cambridgeshire at Folksworth, a small village and parish, in the union of Peterborough, hundred of Norman-Cross. Traditionally part of Huntingdonshire, the village has remained small over the centuries but dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 where it was listed as Folchesworde. 1 Literally, the place name means "enclosure of a man called Folc," from the Old English personal name + "worth." 2 St Helen's Church on Morborne Road was first built in 1150 AD and was later restored in 1850.
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Early History of the Folkworthey family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Folkworthey research. Another 125 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487, 1510, 1541 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Folkworthey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Folkworthey Spelling Variations
The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Folkworthey has been spelled many different ways, including Folksworth, Foulkesworth, Foulksworth, Folkesworth, Follsworth and many more.
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Early Notables of the Folkworthey family
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Migration of the Folkworthey family
Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Folkwortheys to arrive in North America: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
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