Winterson Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The name Winterson is part of the ancient legacy of the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. Winterson was a name used for a person born in the wintertime having derived from the Old English word wintar, meaning wet season.

Winterson Early Origins

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The surname Winterson was first found in Gloucestershire where they held a family seat from ancient times, before and after the Norman Conquest in 1066.

Winterson Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Winterson include Winter, Winters, Wynter and others.

Winterson Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Winterson research. Another 249 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1162, 1622, 1686, 1661, 1665, 1665 and 1668 are included under the topic Early Winterson History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Winterson Early Notables (pre 1700)

Another 21 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Winterson Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Winterson In Ireland

Some of the Winterson family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 87 words (6 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:

Winterson Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

John Winterson, English convict from Somerset, who was transported aboard the "Agincourt" on July 6, 1844, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 24) Agincourt voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1844 with 226 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/agincourt/1844

Contemporary Notables of the name Winterson (post 1700)

Jeanette Winterson (b. 1959), British novelist

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Citations

^ State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 24) Agincourt voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1844 with 226 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/agincourt/1844

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Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X).
Bradford, William. History of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647 Edited by Samuel Eliot Morrison 2 Volumes. New York: Russell and Russell, 1968. Print.
Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
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The Winterson Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Winterson 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 24 November 2014 at 11:17.