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![Show Contents]() Millwerd History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The ancient name of Millwerd finds its origins with the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from a name for a miller or the keeper of a mill. The surname Millwerd is derived from the Old English word mylenweard. This name is common in the southern and western counties; elsewhere, the form Milner predominates. The "mill-ward" was the keeper of the mill having derived from the Middle English words "melle, mulle, and mulne." 1 2 Early Origins of the Millwerd familyThe surname Millwerd was first found in Derbyshire where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects. Early History of the Millwerd familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Millwerd research. Another 81 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1430, 1488 and 1502 are included under the topic Early Millwerd History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Millwerd Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Millwerd family name include Milward, Milwood and others. Early Notables of the Millwerd familyAnother 33 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Millwerd Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Millwerd family to Ireland
Some of the Millwerd family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Millwerd familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Millwerd surname or a spelling variation of the name include : Henry Milward, who arrived in Virginia in 1622 with his wife, child, and sister; David and James Milward settled in Boston in 1652; Thomas Milward settled in New England in 1630.
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
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