| ![Show Contents]() Titford History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England
Etymology of TitfordWhat does the name Titford mean? When the ancestors of the Titford family emigrated to England following the Norman Conquest in 1066 they brought their family name with them. They lived in Lincolnshire, at Tetforde. Early Origins of the Titford familyThe surname Titford was first found in Lincolnshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the manor of Tetforde from very ancient times, some say from the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 A.D. They were conjecturally descended from Gilbert of Tetford who held his lands from the Archbishop of York at the time of the Domesday Book Survey in 1086. At that time the village consisted of a church, a mill, and nine outlying mills. Early History of the Titford familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Titford research. Another 37 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Titford History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Titford Spelling VariationsSpelling variations in names were a common occurrence in the eras before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate regularly changed the spellings of their names as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Titford have been found, including Tetford, Thetford, Titford, Thetforde and others. Early Notables of the Titford familyMore information is included under the topic Early Titford Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Titford migration to the United States | + |
For many English families, the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. For such families, the shores of Ireland, Australia, and the New World beckoned. They left their homeland at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. Many arrived after the long voyage sick, starving, and without a penny. But even those were greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. Numerous English settlers who arrived in the United States and Canada at this time went on to make important contributions to the developing cultures of those countries. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Titford were among those contributors:
Titford Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Isaac Titford, who landed in New York in 1798 1
| Titford migration to Canada | + |
Titford Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- George Titford was a mariner of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland in 1849 2
| Titford migration to Australia | + |
Titford Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. Isaac Titford who was convicted in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England for life, transported aboard the "David Malcolm" on 13th May 1845, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) and Norfolk Island 3
| Titford migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Titford Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- H. T. Titford, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Asterope" in 1870
| Contemporary Notables of the name Titford (post 1700) | + |
- Jeffrey William Titford (1933-2024), British politician
- 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)
- Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 21st June 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/david-malcolm
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