Norwick History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Norwick family

The surname Norwick was first found in Norfolk where one of the first record of the name was Sir John de Norwich who had a "licence to make a castle of his house in Mettingham, in which he founded a chantry dedicated to God and the Virgin Mary. He also established a college at Raveningham, in Norfolk, in 1343, for a master and eight chaplains. " 1

Early History of the Norwick family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Norwick research. Another 143 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1094, 1296, 1342, 1416, 1510, 1600, 1613, 1654, 1660 and 1661 are included under the topic Early Norwick History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Norwick Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Norwich, Norwick, Norrich, Norrick and others.

Early Notables of the Norwick family

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Norwick migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Norwick Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Norwick, who landed in Massachusetts in 1640 2

Citations +

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