Sillman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Sillman family

The surname Sillman was first found in Essex where one of the first records of the name was Robert Stegelman who was listed there in 1270. John Stileman was also listed in Essex in the Subsidy Rolls in 1327. In the same year John Stighelman was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex. 1 Bardsley claims the name originally was "a local name as in 'the stileman,' is the man who lived as the stile. " 2

Early History of the Sillman family

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Sillman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stillman, Stilman, Styleman, Stylman, Styllman and many more.

Early Notables of the Sillman family

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Sillman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sillman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

L Sillman, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 3
Mr. Sillman, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 3

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
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)