Tyso History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

The name Tyso is part of the ancient legacy of the early Norman inhabitants that arrived in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. Tyso was a Norman name used for a fiesty or hot-tempered person. The name is a metaphor derived from the Old French word tison meaning fire-brand.

Alternatively the name could have originated from "Tesson or Taisson, the Norman-French for badger." 1

Early Origins of the Tyso family

The surname Tyso was first found in Northumberland where they held a family seat from early times, where the name originally was Tesson, one of the most powerful families in Normandy seated at Angouleme. Their history is French more than Viking and they distinguished themselves against the Saracens in 725.

They were later seated at Anjou and Raoul Tesson the first Lord of Cingueleiz led 120 knights at Val-Des-Dunes in 1047. Gilbert Tesson, his brother, obtained the barony of Alnwick from King Edward the Confessor, England's Saxon King, and was killed at the Battle of Hastings, fighting on the Saxon side. 2

Early History of the Tyso family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tyso research. Another 82 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1309, 1651, 1680 and 1708 are included under the topic Early Tyso History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Tyso Spelling Variations

It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, Anglo-Norman surnames like Tyso are characterized by many spelling variations. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages such as Norman French and Latin, even literate people regularly changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Tyso include Tyson, Tesson, Tewson, Tiuson, Tison, Dyson and many more.

Early Notables of the Tyso family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was

Edward Tyson (1651-1708), a British scientist and physician, commonly regarded as the founder of modern comparative anatomy
he studied a porpoise and established that porpoises are mammals in 1680, whereas before they were though to be fish, eponym of Tyson's gland. 3

Tyso migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Tyso Settlers in Australia in the 18th Century

Mr. John Tyso, English convict who was convicted in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Barwell" in September 1797, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 4

Tyso Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Miss Ann Tyso, English convict who was convicted in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Canada" in March 1810, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 5

Citations +

Cleveland, Dutchess of The Battle Abbey Roll with some Account of the Norman Lineages. London: John Murray, Abermarle Street, 1889. Print. Volume 3 of 3
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 29th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/barwell
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 9th December 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/canada