The surname Whitesun was first found in Lanarkshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig) a former county in the central Strathclyde region of Scotland, now divided into the Council Areas of North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, and the City of Glasgow, where they held a family seat from ancient times in the reign of King Malcolm IV in 1153, in the village of Wicestun. Today Cape Whitson is a headland on the south coast of Laurie Island, the easternmost and second largest of the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica; it supports a large breeding colony of about 13,000 pairs of Chinstrap Penguins.
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Early History of the Whitesun family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Whitesun research. Another 98 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1100, 1200, 1260, 1292, 1300 and 1358 are included under the topic Early Whitesun History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Whitesun Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Whiston, Wiston, Whitson and others.
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Early Notables of the Whitesun family
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Migration of the Whitesun family to Ireland
Some of the Whitesun family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Whitesun family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: William Whistons settled in Virginia in 1670; Nathanial, James, and Charles Whiston, all settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 1820 and 1874.
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