Morewood History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Ireland

Early Origins of the Morewood family

The surname Morewood was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat anciently as Lords of the Manor of Morewood, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Morewood family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Morewood research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1649 is included under the topic Early Morewood History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Morewood Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Morewood, Moorward, Moorwood, Moorwould, Morewould and many more.

Early Notables of the Morewood family

Distinguished members of the family include

Anthony Morewood of Alfreton, who was High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1649

Migration of the Morewood family to Ireland

Some of the Morewood family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Morewood migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Morewood Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Richard Morewood, who settled in Virginia in 1623
Ann Morewood, who landed in Maryland in 1670 1

Morewood Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Thomas Morewood, who arrived in New York in 1794

Morewood Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Edmund Morewood, who arrived in New York in 1803
Alexander Morewood, aged 45, who arrived in New York in 1812 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Morewood (post 1700) +

Sarah Morewood (1823-1863), American poet and literary figure who developed a close relationship in the 1850s with her nearest neighbor in the Berkshires, novelist Herman Melville, influencing Moby-Dick (1851)
Ellen Morewood (1740-1824), also known as Ellen Goodwin; Ellen Goodwyn; Mrs. George Morewood; Mrs. Henry Case-Morewood, an English colliery owner based at Alfreton Hall in Derbyshire
Joseph Morewood Staniforth (1864-1921), Welsh editorial cartoonist best known for his work in the Western Mail, Evening Express and Sunday weekly the News of the World
Steven Morewood FRHistS, British Senior Lecturer of International History in the School of Historical Studies at the University of Birmingham
Joseph Morewood Staniforth (1863-1921), Welsh editorial cartoonist, known for his work in the Western Mail, Evening Express and the News of the World

Sources +

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)