DITCHBURN ANCESTRY SITE

COMPILED BY ROBIN DITCHBURN

It is probable that all families with the name Ditchburn originated in the area around the farmsteads of East and West Ditchburn in the county of Northumberland in the north of England. Ditchburns are recorded as owning 'Ditchburn' in the middle ages. In the 17th century Ditchburns are registered as living and working at West Ditchburn. My own family tree has been traced back to a Ditchburn who farmed in the neighbourhood.

Partly in an attempt to determine whether it is true that all present-day Ditchburns originate in this part of Northumberland I have undertaken a One-Name Study.

This site was last updated on 19th June 2005

This old mill-wheel sign marks the entrance to the farm of West Ditchburn in Northumberland.

The Ditchburn web-site includes:

• Maps showing the position of the Ditchburn farmsteads and other places associated with Ditchburns in Northumberland
• Photographs and text about West Ditchburn
• Photographs and text about East Ditchburn
• Tree of Medieval Ditchburns; and records of later Ditchburns who lived and/or worked at West Ditchburn
• Early Ditchburns living in areas near to the Ditchburn farmsteads in the 17th and 18th centuries.
• Features of my own family tree
• Other surnames on my family Tree
• An assessment of the present day worldwide distribution of Ditchburns
• Preliminary information about my One-name Study of Ditchburns
• Details about the Ditchburn DNA Study

Feel free to e-mail me at robin.ditchburn@zetnet.co.uk