Tylden History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Tylden family

The surname Tylden was first found in Kent where they have held a family seat from very ancient times. The name distributed to three main branches. The senior line held a family seat at Milsted in Kent. The second in Sussex which produced most of the American Tildens, and the junior branch settled at Ifield. They possessed lands in Brenchly, Otterden, Kennington, Biddenden, Torry Hill, Wye and Tilmanstone from about the year 1327, but most likely much sooner.

Early History of the Tylden family

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Tylden Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tilden, Tildon, Tylden, Tilderden, Tileden, Tillden and many more.

Early Notables of the Tylden family

Distinguished members of the family include

Tylden of Kent

Tylden migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Tylden Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

C. Tylden, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Romulus" in 1862

Contemporary Notables of the name Tylden (post 1700) +

William Burton Tylden (1790-1854), British officer, Colonel Royal Engineers and Brigadier-General, son of Richard Tylden of Milsted Manor, Kent
Sir John Maxwell Tylden (1787-1866), British Army officer, Lieutenant-Colonel, born on 25 Sept. 1787, the eldest son of Richard Tylden of Milsted, Kent
Maxwell Tylden Masters (1833-1907), English botanist and taxonomist, eponym of Larix mastersiana

The Tylden Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Truth and liberty