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Early Origins of the Tinston family

The surname Tinston was first found in Durham where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say before the Norman Conquest by Duke William of Normandy in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Tinston family

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Tinston Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Timpson, Timson and others.

Early Notables of the Tinston family

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Tinston migration to the United States +



Tinston Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Richard Tinston, who landed in Virginia in 1665 1


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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