Goldwood History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Goldwood family

Early History of the Goldwood family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Goldwood research. Another 85 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1932 is included under the topic Early Goldwood History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Goldwood Spelling Variations

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Goldwood has appeared include Goldsworthy, Galsworthy, Goldsworth, Gallsworthy and others.

Early Notables of the Goldwood family

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Migration of the Goldwood family

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Goldwood arrived in North America very early: John Goldsworthy who settled in Virginia in 1654; Caroline, Elizabeth, Harritt, Jane, Joanna, John, Mary, Richard, Thomas Goldsworthy arrived in New York state in 1842.