Jewsburey Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Of all the Anglo-Saxon names to come from Britain, Jewsburey is one of the most ancient. The name is a result of the original family having lived in the township of Duxbury, in the parish of Standish in the county of Lancashire.

Jewsburey Early Origins

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The surname Jewsburey was first found in Lancashire at Duxbury, a township, in the district chapelry of Adlington, parish of Standish, union of Chorley, hundred of Leyland. "Duxbury gave name at an early period to a family, of whom Adam, in the reign of Edward I., held a moiety of the town.'" A later branch of the family was found in the township of Gransmoor in the East Riding of Yorkshire. There, W. D. Thornton Duesbery, Esq., originally of Skelton, near York is Lord of the Manor and he benevolently had a schoolroom built at his expense.

Jewsburey Spelling Variations

The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Jewsburey has been spelled many different ways, including Duxbury, Dewsbury, Dusebury, Dusbury, Jewsbury and others.

Jewsburey Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jewsburey research. Another 117 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 172 and 1729 are included under the topic Early Jewsburey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Jewsburey Early Notables (pre 1700)

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Jewsburey In Ireland

Some of the Jewsburey family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 31 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Jewsbureys to arrive in North America: Robert Duxbury who landed in Philadelphia in 1868; Thomas Duxbury landed in the same port in 1872; John Dewsbury arrived in New Jersey in 1677; William Dewsbury arrived in Philadelphia in 1880..

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Citations

^ Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.

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