Winscill History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Scotland
England

Early Origins of the Winscill family

The surname Winscill was first found in Cumberland, where they held a family seat on the English/Scottish border. After the Norman Conquest of England many of Duke William's rebellious Barons moved north. The border became a convenient but turbulent no-man's land where the persecuted Many were given land by King Malcolm Canmore and later by King David of Scotland. Some were native Scots. In the 16th century they became known as the 'unruly clans'. The name was first recorded in England.

Early History of the Winscill family

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Winscill Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Winskill, Winskil, Wynskill, Wyskyll, Winscale, Winscales, Wynscale, Wynskil, Winscel and many more.

Early Notables of the Winscill family

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Winscill migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Winscill Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Robert Winscill, who landed in Virginia in 1645 1

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)