The surname Wildsmith was first found in Essex 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 1319 when Euota Welsmyth held lands.
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Early History of the Wildsmith family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wildsmith research. Another 84 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1327, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Wildsmith History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Wildsmith Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Wildsmith, Wyldsmith, Wilesmith, Weldsmith, Whilesmith, Willsmith, Welsmith and many more.
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Early Notables of the Wildsmith family
Distinguished members of the family include
the Wildsmith family of Essex
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Wildsmith migration to the United States
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Wildsmith Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
A. Wildsmith, who was a ship passenger arriving in San Francisco in 1852
Wildsmith migration to Australia
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Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:
Wildsmith Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
Mr. John Wildsmith, (b. 1796), aged 44, British Labourer who was convicted in Shropshire, England for 15 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Asia" on 25th April 1840, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1840 1
Mary Wildsmith, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Aden" in 1849 2
Contemporary Notables of the name Wildsmith (post 1700)
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Brian Wildsmith (1930-2016), British painter and children's book illustrator
Wildsmith migration to the United States 
Wildsmith migration to Australia 
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