Early Origins of the Ounsworth family
The surname Ounsworth was first found in
Lancashire at Unsworth, a hamlet, in the township of Pilkington, parish of Prestwich cum Oldham,
hundred of Salford.
[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print. Now part of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, Unsworth dates back to 1291 when it was first listed as Hundeswrth. By 1333, the place name was known as Undesworth.
Early History of the Ounsworth family
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Ounsworth Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Unsworth, Unsworthe, Hunsworth, Hunsworthe and many more.
Early Notables of the Ounsworth family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Ounsworth family to Ireland
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Migration of the Ounsworth family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Ounsworth Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
- Thomas Ounsworth, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Anna Maria" in 1849 [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The ANNA MARIA 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849AnnaMaria.htm