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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Northumberland => Topic started by: fred111 on Tuesday 18 November 08 18:12 GMT (UK)
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Has anyone done any research on the Northumbrian Twizells (varying spellings)?
???They are very difficult to disentangle, as they all seemed to use the same names for their children - even more than usual.
I'm trying to trace the birth of John Twizell (who married Jane Andrews on 28.5.1653 at St Andrew's Newcastle.)
Also, the marriage of Edward Twizell ( ch 31.7.1681 at Newbiggin) to Barbara.
Grateful for any help.
Liz
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sorry i havent been able to find anything on john or edward but i found
27 Jan 1698* Joshua Twisell married a Katherine Byarley
24 Apr 1715 Thomas Twisell married a Mary Grimshaw
married at the same church, St Andrew's Newcastle.
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Thanks for that - they may tie in with one of the Twizell branches.
Liz
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????? Are there ANY Twizzell, Twisel, Twizel descendants out there ?? ???
I had never heard of Twizel before I researched my family tree.
Twizel is NE of Learmouth. (I also have Learmouths on my Tree)
Apparently, the English army crossed Old Twizel Bridge before the Battle of Flodden.
Twizel Castle was destroyed by the Scots in 1496.
Anyone?
Liz
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Liz - tried googling and found this - if it isn't you it might be interesting:
http://www.ancestryaid.co.uk/boards/surname-letter-t/4262-twizell.html
also:
http://members.cox.net/ghgraham/christopherwawn.html
have you checked the Northumberland & Durham FHS ?
Diddy
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Liz - have you seen this:
Surname: Twizell
This uncommon and intriguing name is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is a topographical surname used in the first instances to denote someone who lived near the fork of a river, or on land in such a fork. The derivation is from the Olde English pre 7th Century "twisla", fork of a river, a term also found in such placenames as Twistleton (Yorkshire), Entwisle (Lancashire), and Haltwhistle (Northumberland). Topographical surnames were among the earliest created, since both natural and man-made features in the landscape provided easily recognisable distinguishing names in the small communities of the Middle Ages. In some few cases, the modern surname may be locational in origin, from Twizel Castle or Twizell in Northumberland, named with the same Olde English "twisla". One Richard de Twysel was recorded in the Staffordshire Assize Court Rolls of 1272. Recordings of the name from various Church Registers include: the christening of William, son of William Twizell, at Ansley, Warwickshire, on July 21st 1672; the christening of Thomas, son of Sam Twizell, on January 10th 1689, at St. John Deansgate, Manchester, Lancashire; and the marriage of Concey Twizel and John Gould at Alverstoke, Hampshire, on September 22nd 1778. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Richard Twisle, which was dated 1196, in the "Pipe Rolls of Durham", during the reign of King Richard 1, known as "Richard the Lionheart", 1189 - 1199. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
going for dinner now... Diddy
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me again!!
have you been on Durham records site:
http://www.durhamrecordsonline.com/searchresults.php
if you search twizell it comes up with 98 records - various spellings. you can buy credits to view.
Diddy
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Thanks Diddy. You have been busy.
I couldn't find the first Google site.
Another interesting surname. I can't wait to revisit the NE and go to all the places where these ancestors of mine lived.
The Twizells I have found were from Earsdon & Bedlington. Will they be under Durham?
Liz
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Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find any of my Twizells in the 98 Durham records.
Liz
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earsdon & bedlington are northumberland.
have you looked on the genuki, northumberland site.? earsdon has a list of marriages 1813 - 1837 and guess what:
JAMES TWIZELL = ISABELLA ALLISON 30/8/1818 Earsdon
have you got him?
will see if I can sort other google site.
Diddy
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this was it:
http://www.ancestryaid.co.uk/boards/surname-letter-t/4262-twizell.html
if its not you, some else is searching for bedlington Twizells!!
Diddy
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for some reason when it posts it misses a bit off. try it this way instead of copy/paste:
www.ancestryaid.co.uk/boards/surname-letter-t/4262-twizell.html
Diddy
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what is happening? it won't accept the address.
worth looking at though so:
Google twizell family and click on twizell - ancestry aid genealogy and family history forum.
heres hoping!! ::)
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Bingo!!
and Iv'e found another one on the genuki, bedlington marriage list:
John Stoker = Mary Twizell 15/5/1830 Bedlington
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Diddy, you have done so much. Thank you.
The last Twizell on my tree was Alice Twizell (born 6.12.1761 Earsdon)
Alice married John Jake 1. 7. 1786 at Earsdon.
Those Twizells are probably nephew or neice.
At the moment, it seems a tough one.
Liz
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By the way
2 Edward Twizells got married in Bedlington, one in 1716, and one in 1717, but neither to a Barbara!
Liz
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Hi there Liz, I have quite a few Twizells in my family tree from Bedlington & Newbiggin by sea, in fact my grandfather's middle name was Twizell. I think the more I look at Twizells the more confused and frustrated I get, ???there are so many John's and Edward's. though on the female side I do have a Hannah and an Isabella too. :)
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:) the only Edward Twizell who married a Barbara is [as far as I can see anyway] - at St Bartholomews Newbiggin 26/6/1684 Edw Twizell & Barbre [strange spelling] Nicholson.
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Hi,
that's really interesting that you are confused by all the similar Twizell names too.
What a shame that the marriage doesn't fit in with Edward christened 1681.
However, James Twizall married Alice Nicholson in 1716 at Earsdon.
Liz
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Hello all
This is my first post here and I have lit on the Twizell interest. My gtx3 grandfather Robert Daglish was married to Margaret Twizell [spelling varies] at Earsdon on 21 April 1802. From census returns, she was born c1779. He was born on 21 Dec 1777, both giving Earsdon or Hartley as birthplace.
I have been hunting Robert's parents or baptism for many years, and he had a brother John b. 1770 and sister Ann, b1774. All came to the Wigan, Lancashire area before 1802 and the brothers were engineers etc - I have lots of info on their Lancs days.
Back to Margaret: I believe she was a daughter of George Twizell who married Margaret Stuart in1775. George probably son of James T & Alice Learmouth.
Any links or corrections would be most welcome.
Ainslie
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Hi there.
Welcome to Rootschat.
It is a wonderful site with many many people who are only too happy to share their skills & knowledge, or to help you do detective work & try to solve as much of the Family Research as we can.
It could be that we are distantly related!
To save me typing it all out, I could send you a copy of my Twizell Family Tree as far as I have got it.
James Twizell & Alice Learmouth's eldest son was George, and I'm descended from his sister Alice.
Send me a PM - personal message with your email, & I'll send you what I know.
(Click on 'Fred 111' to do it)
Liz
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Liz
Thanks for that - what a quick response to a first cast of the line. There may well be Twizell links from what you say.
I have not discovered where to find the PM bit - is there a minimum number of posts needed? If so I'll think of something tomorrow.
Ainslie
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Where it says fred111 at the top left of the box - just click on that & it will take you to my site - where you can leave your email as a personal messsage. It will not be seen by anyone else but me.
Liz
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Hi
New members do need 3 posts before they can send messages. Reply to this and you should be Ok.
Andrea
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Thanks for the advice. I will have a go at the PM now
A
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Liz
PM sent.
A
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Ainslie,
Hope you have received my Twizell Family Tree.
I am now looking for Twizells at Earsdon on the Durham Bishops Transcripts, so far without success, but there are a lot of pages, and as they are not indexed it takes some time.
I'll let you know as soon as I have any more info.
Liz
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Liz
Message just received and many thanks for that. I will reply by email.
A
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Hi
Found your
George Twizell=Margaret Stuart married 2 Sept 1775
on Durham Bishops transcripts.
Have sent you the site by email
Liz
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I am also a decendent of the Armstrong, Downie, Twizell and Russell families of Newbiggin.
Are you aware there is a lucky stone that belonged to a William Twizell at the Pitt Rivers museum in Oxford?
Here is the link:
http://england.prm.ox.ac.uk/englishness-Lucky-Newbiggin-stone.html
I have a photo I can email if anyone is interested.
William Russell
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:) Hello,what an interesting looking article. I have saved it to look at properly when I have more time. Thank you for posting it. I am descended from Brown's, Storey's,Twizells in the Newbiggin, Bedlington, & Cresswell areas, and have quite a few in my tree, especially Browns.
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Thanks for posting the link - very interesting, and stored for possible links. Any more on a Twisel [etc] link to Daglish welcomed, as stated in an earlier thread.
A
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there is a family who live in morpeth with this surname
alison
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There was also a street in Blyth bearing the name. Not sure if it's still there, probably knocked down for something new.
Christine
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I think possibly they originated from Blyth and spread over Northumberland, I have Newbiggin and Bedlington Twizells in my tree, I understand it is a northern name. By the way in the article - Lucky Newbiggin stone the Twizells mentioned were some of my ancestors, now I know why I am always looking for stones with holes in them! they are strangely fascinating I have one but unfortunately it is not particulary lucky [shame really] :)
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Surname: Twizell
This uncommon and intriguing name is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is a topographical surname used in the first instances to denote someone who lived near the fork of a river, or on land in such a fork. The derivation is from the Olde English pre 7th Century "twisla", fork of a river, a term also found in such placenames as Twistleton (Yorkshire), Entwisle (Lancashire), and Haltwhistle (Northumberland). Topographical surnames were among the earliest created, since both natural and man-made features in the landscape provided easily recognisable distinguishing names in the small communities of the Middle Ages. In some few cases, the modern surname may be locational in origin, from Twizel Castle or Twizell in Northumberland, named with the same Olde English "twisla". One Richard de Twysel was recorded in the Staffordshire Assize Court Rolls of 1272. Recordings of the name from various Church Registers include: the christening of William, son of William Twizell, at Ansley, Warwickshire, on July 21st 1672; the christening of Thomas, son of Sam Twizell, on January 10th 1689, at St. John Deansgate, Manchester, Lancashire; and the marriage of Concey Twizel and John Gould at Alverstoke, Hampshire, on September 22nd 1778. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Richard Twisle, which was dated 1196, in the "Pipe Rolls of Durham", during the reign of King Richard 1, known as "Richard the Lionheart", 1189 - 1199. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
Hey guys, I found this quite interesting! :)
For what it's worth I'm a Twizell from the North-East, but with little knowledge of my lineage.
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Welcome to rootschat!
If you want to follow your lineage here's a great place to start
Christine
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Hello & welcome to the forum, fill us in on details about your family & perhaps we can hep you in finding your roots :)
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By the way, Pejay, is that a Lurcher?
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Hi - yes as far as I am aware it is a rough haired Lurcher,I think they are lovely dogs {what I know of them anyway - but I do not own one} second only to Irish Wolfhounds :)
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How are you getting on Reinkaos?
Any luck in your Twizell quest?
Liz
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A Mary Twizell witnessed the marriage of Mary Isabella Dent to James H Dixon at Millfield, Sunderland 24 November 1889. Would anyone know who this Mary Twizell might have been? The other witness was a Thomas Reed Jenkins.
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As previously mentioned Twizell is a Newbiggin name and there are gravestones in St.Bartholomew`s churchyard marked with that name.
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:) At one time quite a few Twizells came from Newbiggin, Woodhorn area and Bedlington. Dent was also a popular name there too. I do have some Mary Twizell's in my tree - but not that one. There was at one time a fishing coble called 'The Mary Twizell' at Newbiggin but this was a long time ago in the dim and distant past I do not know the other name though - are they some ancestors of yours? Have you tried a search engine on the name Mary Twizell? or Twizells in general? also try Newbiggin by the sea on a search engine too. You should get quite a few websites to look at - among them the RNLI which gives a brief history of the village
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:) At one time quite a few Twizells came from Newbiggin, Woodhorn area and Bedlington. Dent was also a popular name there too. I do have some Mary Twizell's in my tree - but not that one. There was at one time a fishing coble called 'The Mary Twizell' at Newbiggin but this was a long time ago in the dim and distant past I do not know the other name though - are they some ancestors of yours? Have you tried a search engine on the name Mary Twizell? or Twizells in general? also try Newbiggin by the sea on a search engine too. You should get quite a few websites to look at - among them the RNLI which gives a brief history of the village
Many thanks, we've (about 3 or 4 Dent Hunstanworth researchers) only just started looking at this, wondering who the witnesses could be. Will let you know if we get further with it. Newbiggin sounds promising especially as it is near Bedlington and we have at least one Dent marriage in Bedlington.
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This is my name and you may find the following link interesting
http://england.prm.ox.ac.uk/englishness-Lucky-Newbiggin-stone.html
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Yes thank you an interesting site. which mentions an ancestor. Do you have Twizell's in your tree ?
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Yes I married into the family and have three daughters
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My father in law was William (Billy) and my mum in law was Flora
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Yes I have a number of Twizell's in my tree.John, William, Edward etc. From Newbiggin and from Bedlington. They all seem to be fishermen. I have never been to bedlington though