William Del Dykes, of Dovenby Hall

William Dykes was born c.1400 in Dykefield, Cumberland County, England. He appears in the 1615 and 1666 Visitations of Cumberland and Westmorland Counties.

Dykes is a British surname which may originate from the hamlet of Dykesfield, in Burgh-by-Sands, Cumbria in the north of England. Due to its close proximity to the English and Scottish borders, the surname Dykes has also been found in Scottish lowlands throughout the ages. In the earliest records the name appears as del Dykes, a family who are said to have lived in the area prior to the Norman Conquest of England, living in Dykesfield at the end of the reign of Henry III. The family took their surname from Hadrian's Wall, also referred to in some texts as Hadrian's Dyke.

William Dykes married Katherine Thwaytes (or Thwaites).

Children of William Dykes and wife Katherine Thwaytes

• Nicholas Dykes, born c.1436
• Isabel Dykes, born c.1438
• William Dykes, born c.1440, married Elizabeth De Leigh, represented the Earl of Cumberland in the English Parliament during the reign of Henry VI and received the manor and lands at Wardhall

Links to additional material:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dykes_(surname)
• http://www.gatehouse-gazetteer.info/English%20sites/732.html
• http://genforum.genealogy.com/dykes/messages/15.html

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(from William Del Dykes, of Dovenby Hall)

William Dykes was born c.1400 in Dykefield, Cumberland County, England. He appears in the 1615 and 1666 Visitations of Cumberland and Westmorland Counties.

Dykes is a British surname which may originate from the hamlet of Dykesfield, in Burgh-by-Sands, Cumbria in the north of England. Due to its close proximity to the English and Scottish borders, the surname Dykes has also been found in Scottish lowlands throughout the ages. In the earliest records the name appears as del Dykes, a family who are said to have lived in the area prior to the Norman Conquest of England, living in Dykesfield at the end of the reign of Henry III. The family took their surname from Hadrian's Wall, also referred to in some texts as Hadrian's Dyke.

William Dykes married Katherine Thwaytes (or Thwaites).

Children of William Dykes and wife Katherine Thwaytes

   Nicholas Dykes, born c.1436

   Isabel Dykes, born c.1438

   William Dykes, born c.1440, married Elizabeth De Leigh, represented the Earl of Cumberland in the English Parliament during the reign of Henry VI and received the manor and lands at Wardhall

Links to additional material:

   [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dykes_%28surname%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dykes_(surname)]

   http://www.gatehouse-gazetteer.info/English%20sites/732.html

   http://genforum.genealogy.com/dykes/messages/15.html

Katherine Thwaites married in 1413 to William del Dykes of Dovenby Hall

• http://www.multiwords.de/genealogy/thwaites02.htm