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Hawkesworth History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The Anglo-Saxon name Hawkesworth comes from when the family resided in one of two similarly-named places. The parish of Hawksworth is located eight miles from Newark in Nottinghamshire. The township of Hawkswith is in the parish of Arncliffe in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The surname Hawkesworth belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.

Early Origins of the Hawkesworth family

The surname Hawkesworth was first found in Yorkshire at Hawksworth, which "comprises by computation 2000 acres, chiefly the property of F. Hawkesworth Fawkes, Esq., who is Lord of the Manor." 1

The parish dates back to Saxon times when it was known as Hafecesweorthe c. 1030. 2 By the time of the Domesday Book of 1086, the parish was known as Hauocesorde. 3

The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 listed: Johannes de Haukesworth, wright; Willelmus de Haukesworth, wright; and Anabilla de Hewkesworth, vidua. 4 In each case, the occupation of the entry appeared after the surname.

Early History of the Hawkesworth family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hawkesworth research. Another 79 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1606, 1715, 1744, 1746, 1749, 1761 and 1773 are included under the topic Early Hawkesworth History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hawkesworth 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 Hawkesworth include Hawkesworth, Hawksworth, Hawkeworth and others.

Early Notables of the Hawkesworth family

Notables of this surname at this time include:

Walter Hawkesworth (d. 1606), an English dramatist, the second son of Walter Hawkesworth of Hawkesworth, Yorkshire, by his wife Isabel, daughter and coheiress of Thomas Colthurst of Edisforth in the s...
John Hawkesworth (c.1715-1773), was an English writer. He was commissioned by the Admiralty to edit Captain James Cook's papers relative to his first voyage. He was of humble origin. In his youth he w...

Hawkesworth 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:

Hawkesworth Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Hawkesworth, (Haukesworth), aged 23, who arrived in New England aboard the ship "The Christian" in 1634 then settled in Boston.
Thomas Hawkesworth, who arrived in Salisbury, Massachusetts in 1640 5
John Hawkesworth, who settled in New England in 1672

Hawkesworth Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

lames Hawkesworth, who arrived in New York, NY in 1834 5

Hawkesworth migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hawkesworth Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Samuel Hawkesworth, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1822

Contemporary Notables of the name Hawkesworth (post 1700) +

Robert W. Hawkesworth, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1900 6
Thomas Hawkesworth Ledwich (1823-1858), eminent Irish anatomist and surgeon from Waterford

Historic Events for the Hawkesworth family +

RMS Titanic

Mr. James Hawkesworth (d. 1912), aged 38, English Saloon Steward from Southampton, Hampshire who worked aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 7
Mr. William Walter Hawkesworth (d. 1912), aged 38, English Deck Steward from Southampton, Hampshire who worked aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 7

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html