| ![Show Contents]() Willmington History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of WillmingtonWhat does the name Willmington mean? The name Willmington originates in one of the many villages named Wilmington in England found in Devon, Kent, Somerset, Shropshire and Sussex. Monay of the place names date back to at least the Domesday Book of 1086 1 where they were recorded as Wilemitone (Devon), Wilminte (Sussex) and Wilmintuna (Kent.) Collectively the plave names mean "estate associated with a man called Wilhelm or Wighelm." 2 The Sussex parish was originally "a Benedictine priory, a cell to the abbey of Grestein, in Normandy, was founded here in the time of William Rufus. It was valued at 240 marks per annum, and was sold by licence of Henry IV. to the Dean and Chapter of Chichester, to whom it was confirmed by Henry V., towards founding a chantry of two priests in the cathedral. " 3 Early Origins of the Willmington familyThe surname Willmington was first found in Dorset, England where John de Wilminton was recorded as holding lands in the Pipe Rolls of 1200. 4 The Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I. includes: Stephen de Wilminton, Kent; and Stephen de Wilminton, Kent; and Robert de Wilminton, Kent. (Testa Nevill) Early History of the Willmington familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Willmington research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Willmington History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Willmington Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Wilmington, Willmington, Wilminton, Willminton, Wylmington, Wilmyngton, Wylmyngton and many more. Early Notables of the Willmington familyMore information is included under the topic Early Willmington Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Willmington familySome 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..
| Contemporary Notables of the name Willmington (post 1700) | + |
- Cecil Willmington Spiller (1900-1974), Welsh cricketer
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
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