History Of The Wallwork Surname
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The Wallwork surname is a long-established Lancashire name.
It is possible that the Wallwork surname came from Worsley.
The Old Warke Dam area in worsley was shown in old documents and know as "Le Wallwerke" which suggests a deffensive earthwork Wallwork is one of the earliest surnames recorded in documents in Worsley. The area is now know as just Warke. The area of "Le Wallwerke" Old Warke spread from Walkden Road to Mill Brow and from Kempnough brook down to the church and Delf. This was Prior to 1764 when Lord Ellesmere had a map drawn up of all his land and prior to Worsley Old Hall standing on the land. After Worsley Old Hall was built the area then became known as Old Warke.
By 1705 The Cooke's held Old Warke.
There was a William Wallwork recorded on an assize roll in Worlsey in 1278.
That is the earlist Wallwork recorded I have come across to date.
There was a Thomas Wallworke listed as church warden’s for Worsley in 1713 and again in 1714.
Also listed in an Eccles Church Ley for Worsley, cira 1696 was a George Wallworke as having 1 d
Robert Wallwork was a constable of Worsley in 1738 and a surveyor of highways in 1733, 1 737 & 1751
he had 3 sons, Thomas, George & Robert.
Robert Walwerk lived at Mill House in 1697, and had 14 windows.
Robert Wallwork had a cottage at the bottom of Mill Brow and also a cottage at Broadoak in 1764
Robert Wallwork was listed as a church warden in 1716.
Henry Walwerk (Old Warke) had 10 windows in 1697
By 1705 The Cooke's held Old Warke.
There was a William Wallwork recorded on an assize roll in Worlsey in 1278.
That is the earlist Wallwork recorded I have come across to date.
There was a Thomas Wallworke listed as church warden’s for Worsley in 1713 and again in 1714.
Also listed in an Eccles Church Ley for Worsley, cira 1696 was a George Wallworke as having 1 d
Robert Wallwork was a constable of Worsley in 1738 and a surveyor of highways in 1733, 1 737 & 1751
he had 3 sons, Thomas, George & Robert.
Robert Walwerk lived at Mill House in 1697, and had 14 windows.
Robert Wallwork had a cottage at the bottom of Mill Brow and also a cottage at Broadoak in 1764
Robert Wallwork was listed as a church warden in 1716.
Henry Walwerk (Old Warke) had 10 windows in 1697
The name Wallwork can be traced back to the middle ages, and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
In the Medieval Records of Lancashire the first recorded spelling of the family name was that of:-
Thomas de Wallerwork dated circa 1324
Other recorded spellings and examples of the surname include:-
Wallwork - Walworth - Wallworth - Wallworke - Waleworke
The marriage of James Wallwork and Eleanor Boardman was recorded in Eccles, Lancashire on February 1st 1583
The records show that going back to 1700 our main Wallwork blood line along with the other family branches of Wallwork's were definitely from Lancashire.
Wallwork families were around in areas of Swinton/Pendlebury/Worsley/Clifton/Eccles/Salford/Bolton/Oldham/Prestwich//Manchester during the 1500s
Nathan Walworth - Walworthe - Wallwork - Wallwerk - was born in Ringley Fold in 1572.
William Walwerk held land at Ringley of Sir John Pilkington in 1420
it is also believed that the Wallwork name had connections to surrey.
In the Medieval Records of Lancashire the first recorded spelling of the family name was that of:-
Thomas de Wallerwork dated circa 1324
Other recorded spellings and examples of the surname include:-
Wallwork - Walworth - Wallworth - Wallworke - Waleworke
The marriage of James Wallwork and Eleanor Boardman was recorded in Eccles, Lancashire on February 1st 1583
The records show that going back to 1700 our main Wallwork blood line along with the other family branches of Wallwork's were definitely from Lancashire.
Wallwork families were around in areas of Swinton/Pendlebury/Worsley/Clifton/Eccles/Salford/Bolton/Oldham/Prestwich//Manchester during the 1500s
Nathan Walworth - Walworthe - Wallwork - Wallwerk - was born in Ringley Fold in 1572.
William Walwerk held land at Ringley of Sir John Pilkington in 1420
it is also believed that the Wallwork name had connections to surrey.
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