Whitgift History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Whitgift family

The surname Whitgift was first found in Worcestershire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. Today, Whitgift is a small hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Goole. Whitgift is also notable for Whitgift Hall, a Georgian manor house built in 1704 by a Stephenson family.

Early History of the Whitgift family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Whitgift research. Another 89 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1379, 1455, 1487, 1530, 1533, 1583, 1590 and 1604 are included under the topic Early Whitgift History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Whitgift Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Whitegift, Witgift, Whitegive, Witgive, Whitgift and others.

Early Notables of the Whitgift family

Distinguished members of the family include

John Whitgift (c.1530-1604), Archbishop of Canterbury from 1583 to his death...
He was the "eldest son of Henry Whitgift, a well-to-do merchant of Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, and Anne [Dynewell] his wife...

Migration of the Whitgift family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..

Contemporary Notables of the name Whitgift (post 1700) +

John Whitgift (1530-1604), English prelate