Netherwood Surname History

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England

Early Origins of the Netherwood family

The surname Netherwood was first found in Essex where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1274 when Thomas Netherwode held lands.

Early History of the Netherwood family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Netherwood research. Another 70 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Netherwood History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Netherwood Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Netherwood, Netherwold, Nerherode, Nerthwolde, Netwold, Netwood, Netherwode and many more.

Early Notables of the Netherwood family

the Netherwood family of Essex

Netherwood migration to the United States +

Netherwood Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Corneiliis Netherwood who settled on Delaware Bay or River in 1685
Cornelious Netherwood who settled in Philadelphia in 1685
Cornelius Netherwood, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1685 1

Netherwood Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

It is possible that two William Netherwoods were brought to the New World in 1736, brought rather than came, as both of them were criminals that likely emigrated against their will. One settled in Maryland and the other in Virgina

Netherwood Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Charles Netherwood went to North Carolina in 1852
H. Netherwood went to Michigan in 1871

Netherwood migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 2

Netherwood Settlers in West Indies in the 18th Century

Joseph Netherwood was 19 when he went to Jamaica in 1774

Contemporary Notables of the name Netherwood (post 1700) +

Brigadier-General Douglas Blackshaw Netherwood (1885-1943), American Commanding Officer 13th Composite Wing (1941) 3
W. B. F. C. L. A. Netherwood, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in SAINT Martin, 1898-1905 4

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)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2014, March 26) Douglas Netherwood. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Netherwood/Douglas_Blackshaw/USA.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html