Goldthwaite History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Goldthwaite family

The surname Goldthwaite was first found in South Yorkshire at Goldthorpe, a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, but originally part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Dating back to the Domesday Book of 1086, Goldthorpe was under the Manor of Bolton upon Dearne which was once owned by Roger de Busli. The place name literally means "outlying farmstead or hamlet of a man called Golda," having derived from the Old English personal name + "thorpe." 1

Early History of the Goldthwaite family

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Goldthwaite Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Goldthorp, Goldsthrop, Goldsthorp, Goldthorpe, Goldthrop, Goldthrupp, Goldsthrup, Goldsthrupp and many more.

Early Notables of the Goldthwaite family

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Goldthwaite migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Goldthwaite Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Goldthwaite, who sailed from Isle of Wight arriving in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630 aboard the ship "Ambrose" as part of the Winthrop Fleet, found in Roxbury. 2
Mrs. Elizabeth Goldthwaite who sailed from Isle of Wight arriving in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630 aboard the ship "Ambrose" as part of the Winthrop Fleet, found in Roxbury. 3

Goldthwaite Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Henry Goldthwaite, aged 50, arrived in New York in 1892 aboard the ship "Saale" from Southampton, England 4

Goldthwaite Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Charles Henry Goldthwaite, aged 68, destined for Milton, Mass., arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Saxonia" from London, England 4
Vincent Goldthwaite, aged 47, destined for New York and Wellesley, Mass., arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Celtic" from Liverpool, England 4
Elizabeth S. Goldthwaite, aged 28, destined for New York and Wellesley, Mass., arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Celtic" from Liverpool, England 4
Henry Goldthwaite, aged 58, destined for Mobile, Ala., arrived in New York in 1921 aboard the ship "General W. C. Gorgas" from Cristobal via Haiti 4
Vincent Goldthwaite, aged 48, destined for Wellesley, Mass., arrived in New York in 1921 aboard the ship "Calamares" from New York 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Goldthwaite (post 1700) +

Erika Goldthwaite, American production manager, known for her work in The F.B.I. Files (1998), Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005) and The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science (1996)
Anne Goldthwaite (1869-1944), American painter and printmaker
Kevin Goldthwaite (b. 1982), former American soccer player
Alfred Witherspoon Goldthwaite Sr., (1921-1997), American lawyer and politician, Alabama State Representative from Montgomery (1958-1966)
George Goldthwaite (1809-1879), American politician, United States Senator from Alabama (1871-1877)
Brigadier-General Ralph Harvard Goldthwaite (1882-1969), American Commanding Officer, Army-Navy General Hospital at Hot Springs National Park (1940-1945) 5
S. G. Goldthwaite, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1908, 1916 6
George Thomas Goldthwaite (1809-1879), American Democratic Party politician, Circuit Judge in Alabama, 1843-52; Associate justice of Alabama State Supreme Court, 1852-56; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1871-77 6

Citations +

Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
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)
Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's. Retrieved January 6th 2023 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 6) Ralph Goldthwaite. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Goldthwaite/Ralph_Harvard/USA.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html