Goldworthy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Goldworthy

What does the name Goldworthy mean?

The origins of the Goldworthy name come from when the Anglo-Saxon tribes ruled over Britain. The name Goldworthy was originally derived from a family having lived in the area referred to as Galsworthy, in the county of Devon.

Early Origins of the Goldworthy family

The surname Goldworthy was first found in Devon where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Goldworthy family

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Goldworthy Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Goldworthy include Goldsworthy, Galsworthy, Goldsworth, Gallsworthy and others.

Early Notables of the Goldworthy family

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Goldworthy migration to the United States +

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants:

Goldworthy Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

J Goldworthy, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1871 1

Goldworthy migration to Australia +

Goldworthy Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Miss Mary Goldworthy, (b. 1842), aged 33, Cornish domestic servant travelling aboard the ship "Samuel Plimsoll" arriving in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 22nd October 1875 2

Sources +

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)
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 19). Emigrants to Australia NSW 1860 -88 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/nsw_passenger_lists_1860_88.pdf