Re: Relation of Whiteford/Whitford
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Re: Relation of Whiteford/Whitford
1/07/01
From my research I've gathered that Whitford can be spelled many different ways, for many reasons.My family name seems to be a location name, from the River Cart which runs through Paisley Scotland, a suburb of Glasgow.I don't know the origin of the English form.The name has changed through the centuries, with variations including Whitefoord, Whitefoorde, Whiteford, Witford, Quyhitefoord, and so on.I'm not sure whether changes came from the family or from the census taker, but variations in the same household abound. Rick Whitford.