The Winchester surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin. The first record of the name was found in Hampshire, England. It is believed that a Saxon Lord was displaced in Hampshire in 1066 and moved north to Scotland where he acquired lands in the county of Ayrshire and Lanarkshire.
The surname Winchester has included the spellings Winchester and Wincester, and these variations in spelling frequently occurred even between father and son.
Thomas Winchester along with John and Henry of Lanarkshire rendered homage to King Edward I of England on his brief conquest of Scotland in 1296. Later in 1495, William...
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