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![Show Contents]() Tinton History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Tinton familyThe surname Tinton was first found in Cornwall at Tinten, (Thinten) now part of St Tudy, a civil parish and village. Remains of a manor house and chapel can still be seen there today. The latter is now a barn but the 15th century carefully preserved window survives eluding to its past. Little Tintern is a parish, in the union and division of Chepstow, hundred of Raglan, county of Monmouth not far from Tinten. 1 Tinton Manor Farm is located the Warehorne parish in Ashford, Kent. Little is known about this manor other than it may have originally been known as Tintentone and at the time of the Domesday Book it was in Blackeburne hundred. The manor stands near Warehorne church. Tintinhull is a parish in the union of Yeovil, hundred of Tintinhull, W. division of Somerset. 1 This parish dates back to Saxon times when it was known as Tinianhulle in the 10th century. By the time of the Domesday Book of 1086, the parish was known as Tintenella. 2 Early History of the Tinton familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tinton research. Another 69 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1824 is included under the topic Early Tinton History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Tinton Spelling VariationsCornish surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. The frequent changes in surnames are due to the fact that the Old and Middle English languages lacked definite spelling rules. The official court languages, which were Latin and French, were also influential on the spelling of a surname. Since the spelling of surnames was rarely consistent in medieval times, and scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded rather than adhering to any specific spelling rules, it was common to find the same individual referred to with different spellings of their surname in the ancient chronicles. Moreover, a large number of foreign names were brought into England, which accelerated and accentuated the alterations to the spelling of various surnames. Lastly, spelling variations often resulted from the linguistic differences between the people of Cornwall and the rest of England. The Cornish spoke a unique Brythonic Celtic language which was first recorded in written documents during the 10th century. However, they became increasingly Anglicized, and Cornish became extinct as a spoken language in 1777, although it has been revived by Cornish patriots in the modern era. The name has been spelled Tinten, Tinton, Tynten, Tynton, Tintin, Tyntin and others. Early Notables of the Tinton familyMore information is included under the topic Early Tinton Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Tinton familyA search of the immigration and passenger lists has shown a number of people bearing the name Tinton: 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..
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
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