Stanwick History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Stanwick family

The surname Stanwick was first found in Cumberland where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Stanwick, a parish just outside Carlisle. There is another Stanwick in Northamptonshire and no doubt, the two are related. In this later case, Stanwick dates back to at least the Domesday Book where it was listed as Stanwige and later in the 10th century as Stanwigga. The name literally means "the rocking of logan-stone" derived from the Old English words "stan" + "wigga." 1 Stanwick Hall still stands today and it is believed to have been built in the 17th century. Moving further north, Stanwick St John is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire and today is the site of the Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications, a huge Iron Age hill fort comprising over 9 kilometers (6 miles) of ditches and ramparts. Alia Stenweghe was under tenant of Count Alan of Brettagne, his liege Lord, at the time of the taking of the Domesday Book in 1086. It is from this source that the surname is descended.

Early History of the Stanwick family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stanwick research. Another 74 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1608, 1656, 1670, 1690, 1714, 1720, 1725, 1739, 1741, 1742, 1745, 1746, 1752, 1758, 1761, 1763, 1766 and 1768 are included under the topic Early Stanwick History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stanwick Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stanwick, Stanwix, Stanwicks, Stenwick and others.

Early Notables of the Stanwick family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Brigadier General Thomas Stanwix (1670-1725), a British Army officer, politician and Governor of Gibraltar (711-1720.) He was also Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea from 1714 until 1720. He left his estates in Carlisle and Middlesex to his wife, and on her death to his nephew John Roos, on condition that he assumed the surname of Stanwix. John Stanwix (c. 1690-1766), born John Roos, in Widmerpool, Nottinghamshire, inherited the estates of his uncle Thomas Stanwix, and adopted the name of Stanwix. He entered the army and rose to become Captain of the grenadiers in...
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Stanwick migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Stanwick Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Joseph Stanwick, British Convict who was convicted in Liverpool, Lancaster, England for 15 years, transported aboard the "Asia" on 25th April 1840, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Stanwick (post 1700) +

Paul Edmund Stanwick, independent scholar in New York City who holds a Ph.D. in art history and archaeology from New York University, Institute of Fine Arts
Mike Stanwick, who has worked in Visual Effects on many of Hollywood's top grossing movies
Richard Stanwick, appointed the position of Chief Medical Health Officer for the Vancouver Island Health Authority in December 2001

Citations +

Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 17th January 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/asia/1840