Early Origins of the Tilbrook family
The surname Tilbrook was first found in Huntingdonshire at Tilbrook, a village and parish near Covington that dates back to the
Domesday Book of 1086 where it was listed as Tilebroc.
[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8) Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the
tenant of the lands of Tilbrooke, held by William de Warrenne, a Norman
Baron who was recorded in the
Domesday Book. Tilbrook probably means "brook of a man called Tila," from the Old English
personal name + "broc."
[2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4) Tilbrook is now part of
Cambridgeshire but was anciently also in
Bedfordshire. One of the first records of the surname was of William de Tilbroc in
Lincolnshire who was listed in the
Hundredorum Rolls of 1273.
Early History of the Tilbrook family
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Tilbrook Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Tillbrooke, Tilebrook, Tilbrook, Tillbroke, Tillbrooke and many more.
Early Notables of the Tilbrook family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Tilbrook family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Tilbrook Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
- Charles Frederick Tilbrook, aged 56, who landed in America from Gorleston, England, in 1916
- Margaret Hannah Tilbrook, aged 54, who landed in America from Gorleston, England, in 1916
- Charles William Tilbrook, aged 27, who emigrated to America, in 1920
- Wm. James Tilbrook, aged 23, who landed in America, in 1920
- William Tilbrook, aged 20, who emigrated to the United States, in 1921
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Tilbrook Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
- Peter Tilbrook, aged 39, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Telegraph"
- William Tilbrook, aged 23, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Norman"
- William Tilbrook, aged 24, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Caroline" [3]CITATION[CLOSE]
South Australian Register Thursday 26th April 1855. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Caroline 1855. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/caroline1855.shtml - Charles Tilbrook, aged 37, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Punjab"
Contemporary Notables of the name Tilbrook (post 1700)
- Peter J. Tilbrook, English zoologist of the survey of the South Sandwich Islands from HMS Protector in 1964, eponym of Tillbrook Point, Antarctica
- Robin Tilbrook (b. 1958), English solicitor and politician, Chairman and founder member of the English Democrats
- Paula Tilbrook (b. 1930), English actress, best known for her role as Betty Eagleton in the soap opera Emmerdale since 1994
- Glenn Martin Tilbrook (b. 1957), English lead singer and guitarist of the English band Squeeze