Early Origins of the Winsgill family
The surname Winsgill 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 Winsgill family
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Winsgill 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 Winsgill family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Winsgill family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers who were recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe to the New World. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, to Maine, to Florida, and to the Leeward islands..