The surname Watforde was first found in Northampton where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1196 when Eustace de Watford held estates in that county.
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Early History of the Watforde family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Watforde research. Another 88 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1287, 1361, 1384, 1385, 1388, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Watforde History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Watforde Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Watford, Wattford, Watforde and others.
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Early Notables of the Watforde family
Another 29 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Watforde Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Watforde family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 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..
England
