The Ilingworde name has descended through the generations from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived in the chapelry of Illingworth in the parish of Halifax in the West Riding of Yorkshire. This place-name was originally derived from the Old English word Illinword, which refers to an enclosure.
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Early Origins of the Ilingworde family
The surname Ilingworde was first found in Yorkshire at Illingworth, a village that dates back to 1276 when it was first listed as Illingworthe. 1
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Early History of the Ilingworde family
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Ilingworde Spelling Variations
Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Ilingworde has undergone many spelling variations, including Illingworth, Ilingworth, Illingsworth and others.
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Early Notables of the Ilingworde family
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Migration of the Ilingworde family
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Ilingworde were among those contributors: Joshua Illingsworth settled in Newcastle county in Delaware in 1852; William and James Illingworth settled in Philadelphia in 1834 and 1866.
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