| ![Show Contents]() Tunnard History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Tunnard familyThe surname Tunnard was first found in Cambridgeshire where Augustrin Tunherd was listed in the Hundredorum Rolls for 1279. A few years later, again in Cambridgeshire, we found Robert le Tunherd in the Subsidy Rolls for 1327. The name is derived from the Old English *tun-hierde meaning 'guardian of the village or town animals'. Johannes filius Tunherd in the Subsidy Rolls for Cambridgeshire in 1321 may mean 'son of the town-herd' 1 but we may have an unrecorded Old English word *Tunheard. cf. Tonhardus which was listed in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk in 1066-1087. 2 3 Ancient Somerset records show Adam Tonhurde, 1 Edward III (registered during the first year of reign of King Edeard III.) 4 "An ancient Lincolnshire family. In 1333 the name occurs as Tonnehyrd, and in 1381 as Tunherd. The last syllable looks like the Anglo-Saxon hyrd, a keeper or herdsman, while the former may be tun, any enclosure, village, town, &c. In this case, the name may signify the 'townherd,' or herdsman, one to whom was entrusted the care of the common herd of a town or village, a well-known office or employment in the Middle Ages." 5 Early History of the Tunnard familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tunnard research. Another 53 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1327 and 1866 are included under the topic Early Tunnard History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Tunnard Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Tunnard, Tunnerd, Tunnheard, Tunheard, Tunherd and many more. Early Notables of the Tunnard family- John Bartholomew Tunnard, of Frampton, Lincolnshire who matriculated Oxford University, aged 19 on 13 Aprils 1866...
| Tunnard migration to the United States | + |
Tunnard Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Ambrose Tunnard, aged 24, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Servia" in 1890 6
Tunnard Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Arthur Walter Tunnard, aged 37, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Homeric" in 1927 6
- Michael Victor Tunnard, aged 27, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Franconia" in 1928 6
- Madeline Tunnard, aged 45, Australian settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Tuscania" in 1928 6
- Peter Kingscotte Tunnard, aged 30, Canadian settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Normandie" in 1938 6
- A. Christopher Tunnard, aged 29, Canadian settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Veendam" in 1939 6
| Tunnard migration to Australia | + |
Tunnard Settlers in Australia in the 20th Century- Patricia Tunnard, who arrived in Sydney, Australia in 1949 aboard the ship "Ranchi" 7
| Contemporary Notables of the name Tunnard (post 1700) | + |
- Rachel Tunnard, American screenplay writer and editor, known for Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023) and Little Ashes (2008)
- William H. Tunnard (1837-1916), American Confederate soldier, newspaper editor, and Civil War history author, known for his book A Southern Record: The History of the Third Regiment Louisiana Infantry, published in 1866
- Thomas Tunnard (1918-2012), English cathedral organist from Lexham, Norfolk, who served in St. Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham
- John Samuel Tunnard (1900-1971), English Modernist designer and painter, cousin of landscape architect Christopher Tunnard
- Viola Tunnard, British singer and entertainer who toured troop camps and hospitals in North Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere, a close colleague of Benjamin Britten
- Christopher Tunnard (1910-1979), born Arthur Coney Tunnard in Victoria, British Columbia from a Lincolnshire family, a Canadian-born landscape architect and author of Gardens in the Modern Landscape (1938)
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
- National Archives of Australia retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au
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