|
![Show Contents]() Tilstone History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Tilstone familyThe surname Tilstone was first found in Cheshire at Tilston, a village and a civil parish that was anciently the site of the Roman town Bovium, which was on the Roman road between Chester and Wroxeter. By the time of the Conquest, the village was known as Tilleston which was the spelling used in the Domesday Book of 1086. At that time, the lands were held by Eynion de Tilston, and was granted to him by Hugh Lupus, the nephew of King William I. 1 It is presumed that the village was so named having derived from an Old English personal name + "stan" as in the "stone of a man called Tilli or Tilla." 2 Early History of the Tilstone familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tilstone research. Another 105 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1576, 1630, 1634, 1635, 1639, 1655, 1659, 1672, 1676, 1691, 1694, 1695, 1704 and 1738 are included under the topic Early Tilstone History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Tilstone Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Tilston, Tillston, Tillstone, Tilson, Tillson, Tillstone, Tillotson, Dilson, Dillson, Dilsen and many more. Early Notables of the Tilstone familyDistinguished members of the family include John Tillotson (1630-1694), from Sowerby, Yorkshire, an English clergyman, Dean of Canterbury in 1672, Archbishop of Canterbury (1691-1694.) After his death, his widow received 2500 guineas for his manuscript sermons and these were edited and published by Ralph Barker as the "Rule of Faith"...
Another 49 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Tilstone Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Tilstone family to Ireland
Some of the Tilstone family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 50 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Tilstone familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Tillotson who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1853; Richard Tilson settled in Virginia in 1650; Henry Tilson settled in Maryland in 1734; William Tilton settled in Lynn Massachusetts in 1630.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Tilstone (post 1700) | + |
- Charles Tilstone Beke (1800-1874), English explorer, born at Stepney, Middlesex, 10 Oct. 1800; he came of an ancient Kentish family, which, in the twelfth century, gave its name to Bekesbourne; and there Beke himself resided for some years 3
- Sir Charles Tilstone Bright (1832-1888), British electrical engineer who oversaw the laying of the first transatlantic telegraph cable
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 14 June. 2019
|
England
Ireland
