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![Show Contents]() Toghill History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England
The Toghill surname is derived from an Old Norse personal name, which was in common use throughout England during the Middle Ages. Early Origins of the Toghill familyThe surname Toghill was first found in Yorkshire where the family name was first referenced in the 11th century when they held estates in that shire. 1 Thurkill, Thorkill or Turgesius (d. 845), was the Danish king of North Ireland and presumed to have been the son of Harold Harfagr as Snorri Sturleson. "He has, however, with more probability been identified with Ragnar Lodbrok, the half-mythical king of Denmark and Norway. As Thurkill he arrived in Ireland with a royal fleet in 832. He took Dublin in the same year, and afterwards assumed the government of all the northmen in Ireland. A few years later, perhaps in 841, Thurkill drove out the abbot of Armagh and assumed the abbacy. in 845, he was taken prisoner by Malachy, then king of Meath (afterwards king of Ireland), and drowned in Loch Owel in what is now Westmeath. " 2 His brother, Thurkill or Thorkill (fl. 1009), was a Danish invader, is said to have come to England to avenge a brother, possibly one of the victims of the massacre of St. Brice's Day, 13 Nov. 1002. 2 Roger de Thurkilbi (d. 1260), was an early English judge, the son and heir of Thomas de Thurkilbi, who took his name from a hamlet in the parish of Kirby Grindalyth in the East Riding of Yorkshire. 2 Early History of the Toghill familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Toghill research. Another 172 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1190, 1415, 1420, 1455, 1487, 1510 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Toghill History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Toghill Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Thirkell, Thirkeld, Thirkill, Thirkel, Thirkle, Thirkill, Therkle, Therkill, Therkill, Therkill, Therkeld, Thurkell, Thurkettel, Thurkettle, Thirkettle, Thurtle, Thorkill, Thurkill, Thirhill, Therkhill, Turkell, Tirkell, Terkill, Turgell, Turgill, Tergill, Toghill, Tirchell, Tirchill and many more. Early Notables of the Toghill familyMore information is included under the topic Early Toghill Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Toghill migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Toghill Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- James Toghill, aged 20, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1834 3
- Michael Toghill, aged 18, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1834 3
- Nancy Toghill, aged 14, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1834 3
- Peter Toghill, aged 16, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1834 3
| Toghill 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: Toghill Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Edward Toghill, aged 36, a labourer, who arrived in Hawkes Bay aboard the ship "Queen of the North" in 1874
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
- 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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Toghill migration to the United States 
Toghill migration to New Zealand 
