Southward

Southward
This Olde English locational name derives from the village in East Cheshire called "Southworth", but originally spelt "Southword" and locally pronounced "Suthard". The two "modern" variant spellings of the name are Southward and Southard, the original elements being "suo" (south) and the suffix "worth" meaning "an enclosure or farm". In the 1212 Court of Fees Register for Lancashire, (the geographical boundaries have since changed), the name is spelt as "Suthewrthe", whilst in the reign of Edward 111 the first name holder (below) received a grant of a Coat of Arms being a silver field charged with a chevron, between three cross crosslets, all black. This grant was confirmed in Somerset in 1623 suggesting that the family had moved. Other recordings include - Alice Southard, christened at St. Dunstan's Church, Stepney on October 19th 1679. Francis Southard, a witness at St. Sepulchre's Church, London on September 13th 1712, and in Pitminster, Somerset, Thomas Suthard married Sarah Taylor, on December 23rd 1793. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Sir Golbert Southworth which was dated circa 1340 of Southworth, Lancashire, during the reign of King Edward 111 known as "The Father of the Navy", 1327 - 1377. 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.

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  • southward — [south′wərd; ] naut. [ suth′ərd] adv., adj. toward the south n. a southward direction, point, or region …   English World dictionary

  • Southward — South ward, a. Toward the south. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Southward — South ward, n. The southern regions or countries; the south. Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • southward — Nautical ► ADJECTIVE ▪ in a southerly direction. ► ADVERB (also southwards) ▪ towards the south …   English terms dictionary

  • southward — [[t]sa͟ʊθwə(r)d[/t]] ADV: ADV after v (The form southwards is also used.) Southward or southwards means towards the south. They drove southward... It was a visit that took him to Mogadishu and southwards to Kismayo. ADJ Southward is also an… …   English dictionary

  • southward — I. adverb or adjective Date: before 12th century toward the south • southwards adverb II. noun Date: 14th century southward direction or part < sail to the southward > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • southward — south|ward [ sauθwərd ] or south|wards [ sauθwərdz ] adjective, adverb toward the south: They took the southward route to Charlestown. a train speeding southward …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • southward — /sowth weuhrd/; Naut. /sudh euhrd/, adj. 1. moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south. 2. coming from the south, as a wind. adv. 3. Also, southwards. toward the south; south. n. 4. the southward part, direction, or point. [bef. 900;… …   Universalium

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