Early Origins of the Tinsleigh family
The surname Tinsleigh was first found in the West Riding of
Yorkshire at Tinsley, a parochial chapelry, in the union of Rotherham, S. division of the
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill.
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Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print. The place name dates back to the
Domesday Book of 1086 where it was first listed as Tineslauue
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Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8) and literally meant "mound of a man called Tynni, " from the Old English
personal name + "hlaw."
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Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4) However, the earliest record of the name was not found in
Yorkshire but in
Surrey where Adam de Tindesle was listed in the
Pipe Rolls in 1207. Richard de Tyntesle was listed in
Sussex in 1327.
[4]CITATION[CLOSE]
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X) The
Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1372 lists Lecia de Tyneslawe.
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Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Early History of the Tinsleigh family
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Tinsleigh Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Tinsley, Tinslie, Tinslay, Townsley, Tinsleigh, Tinsly, Townsleigh, Townslie, Townslay, Tounslie, Tounsleigh, Tounsly, Tounsley, Taunslie, Taunsley, Taunsleigh, Taunsly and many more.
Early Notables of the Tinsleigh family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Tinsleigh family to Ireland
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Migration of the Tinsleigh family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Ann Tinsley settled in New
England in 1754; Thomas Tinsley settled in Annapolis in 1723; John Tinsley arrived in Philadelphia in 1823.