History of the Wallwork Surname

The Wallwork Family Of Swinton

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The Wallwork surname is a long-established Lancashire name.

It 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

prior to that date it is believed that the Wallwork name came from surrey.