| ![Show Contents]() Sydserf History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Sydserf familyThe surname Sydserf was first found in Berwick where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, having prevailed over King Harold, granted most of Britain to his many victorious Barons. It was not uncommon to find a Baron, or a Bishop, with 60 or more Lordships scattered throughout the country. These he gave to his sons, nephews and other junior lines of his family and they became known as under-tenants. They adopted the Norman system of surnames which identified the under-tenant with his holdings so as to distinguish him from the senior stem of the family. After many rebellious wars between his Barons, Duke William, commissioned a census of all England to determine in 1086, settling once and for all, who held which land. He called the census the Domesday Book, 1 indicating that those holders registered would hold the land until the end of time. Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Sydserf of France who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. Early History of the Sydserf familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sydserf research. Another 89 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1446, 1577, 1581, 1633, 1634 and 1663 are included under the topic Early Sydserf History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sydserf Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Sydserf, Sideserf, Sideserfe, Sinserf, Synserf, Sideserwe, Sadsarf, Saidserf and many more. Early Notables of the Sydserf familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was - Thomas Sydserff (1581-1663), Bishop of Galloway, the eldest son of James Sydserff, merchant, Edinburgh...
- Sydserff strongly advocated the measure, and in 1634 was made Dean of Edinburgh...
Migration of the Sydserf familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
| Contemporary Notables of the name Sydserf (post 1700) | + |
- Thomas Sydserf, who produced the first Scottish newspaper
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
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