Pillsworth History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Early Origins of the Pillsworth family

The surname Pillsworth was first found in Lancashire at Pilsworth a township, in the chapelry of Unsworth, parish of Middleton, union of Bury, hundred of Salford. 1 On the banks of the Roche is a spot called the Castle, supposed to have been the site of a "peel," or fortified house; hence the name of the township, Peelworth or Pilsworth, "the district of the fortified house." 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 13th century when they held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Pillsworth family

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Pillsworth Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pilsworth, Pylsworth, Pillsworth, Pilsword and many more.

Early Notables of the Pillsworth family

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Migration of the Pillsworth family to Ireland

Some of the Pillsworth family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Pillsworth family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: William Pilsworth, who settled in Ontario in 1819; as well as Arthur Pilsworth, and Thomas Pilsworth, who were both naturalized in New York, NY in 1834..

Contemporary Notables of the name Pillsworth (post 1700) +

Thomas G. Pillsworth, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 21st District, 2000 2

Sources +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html