Whitsitt Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The surname Whitsitt 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 on the lands of Whiteside from very early times.

Whitsitt Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Whiteside, Whitesides and others.

Whitsitt Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Whitsitt research. Another 171 words (12 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Whitsitt History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Whitsitt Early Notables (pre 1700)

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Whitsitt In Ireland

Some of the Whitsitt family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 211 words (15 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Whitsitt Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

William H. Whitsitt, aged 32, who arrived in America, in 1905
Harold Whitsitt, aged 25, who arrived in America, in 1922

Contemporary Notables of the name Whitsitt (post 1700)

William Heth Whitsitt, American Baptist preacher, eponym of The Whitsitt Controversy
Bob Whitsitt, American retired sports executive for the NBA and NFL, former General Manager for: the Seattle SuperSonics, the Portland Trail Blazers and the Seattle Seahawks
Joshua Thomas Hoskins Whitsitt (1870-1943), Irish-born, Australian politician, Member of the Australian Parliament for Darwin (1922-1925)

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Other References

Bolton, Charles Knowles. Scotch Irish Pioneers In Ulster and America. Montana: Kessinger Publishing. Print.
Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
Hinde, Thomas Ed. The Domesday Book England's Heritage Then and Now. Surrey: Colour Library Books, 1995. Print. (ISBN 1-85833-440-3).
Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
Adam, Frank. Clans Septs and Regiments of the Scottish Highlands 8th Edition. London: Bacon (G.W.) & Co, 1970. Print. (ISBN 10-0717945006).
Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
Prebble, John. The Highland Clearances. London: Secker & Warburg, 1963. Print.
Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
Black, George F. The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3).
Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
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The Whitsitt Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Whitsitt Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 22 May 2014 at 12:39.