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The Ipswich Docks, Ipswich wet dock, and the wet dock are a series of docks in the Port of Ipswich located at a bend of the River Orwell, which has been
Ipswich_Docks
Area of Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Ipswich Waterfront is a cultural and historically significant area surrounding the marina in the town of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The modern dock was
Ipswich_Waterfront
Railway station in Suffolk, England
Ipswich railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England, serving the town of Ipswich, Suffolk. It is 68 miles 59 chains (110
Ipswich_railway_station
Town in Suffolk, England
with the town's historical dock, Ipswich Waterfront, known as the largest and most important dock in the Kingdom. Ipswich is divided into various quarters
Ipswich
River in Suffolk, England
Orwell, with the river becoming much narrower near to the entrance to Ipswich Docks. In order to reduce this risk, the Environment Agency implemented a
River_Orwell
working between yards or sidings. Ipswich Upper Yard (2 turns) Ipswich Lower Yard Ipswich Grffin Wharf/Upper Yard Ipswich Docks (4 turns) - all allocated to
Ipswich_engine_shed
Association football club in Ipswich, England
Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of
Ipswich_Town_F.C.
Street in Ipswich, Suffolk
after the factory which processed coprolite, or fossilised faeces, near Ipswich Docks. This factory was established by Edward Packard on the site of a former
Coprolite_Street
Principal railway route in eastern England
and the East of England, including Shenfield, Chelmsford, Colchester, Ipswich and Norwich. Its numerous branches also connect the main line to Southminster
Great_Eastern_Main_Line
Fossilized feces
with its refining being carried out in Ipswich by the Fison Company. There is a Coprolite Street near Ipswich docks where the Fisons works once stood. The
Coprolite
British civil engineer
exceptions were improvements to Penzance harbour from 1836 to 1839, work on Ipswich Docks from 1837 to 1842, and two Welsh schemes in 1840, on Port Talbot Harbour
Henry_Robinson_Palmer
English engineer (1798–1864)
English engineer active in Ipswich, Suffolk. He played a major role in the installation and development of Ipswich Docks. He was the son of William Hurwood
George_Hurwood
Railway branch line in Suffolk, England
a new container terminal at the docks which was served by Freightliner trains. This helped to contribute to the docks handling 2,019,270 tons in 1969
Felixstowe_branch_line
Class of 230 204hp diesel-mechanical shunting locomotives
DMU depot and Bradford Hammerton Street DMU depot Ipswich Docks, King's Lynn Docks, and Poplar Dock Freight trips along the Team Valley branch (Gateshead)
British_Rail_Class_03
Class of shunting locomotives
11113/D2212) were also fitted with cowcatchers and skirting for use on the Ipswich docks tramway system. The class was distributed throughout the British Railways
British_Rail_Class_04
English physician and politician
and 1871-1872. It was in his capacity as mayor of Ipswich that he laid the first stone of Ipswich Docks in 1839. He was responsible for the introduction
George_Green_Sampson
Former English railway company
(EUR) was an English railway company, at first built from Colchester to Ipswich; it opened in 1846. It was proposed when the earlier Eastern Counties Railway
Eastern_Union_Railway
Unsolved UK murder case
seeing two unattended suitcases and a man wearing medical gloves in the Ipswich docks area days before Oliver's body was discovered. The investigation was
Murder_of_Bernard_Oliver
Major port in Suffolk, England
The Port of Ipswich can be dated to c.625. The name Ipswich was originally Gippeswyc, referring to the River Gyppes with a suffix derived from the Scandinavian
Port_of_Ipswich
English agricultural co-operative
silo on Neptune Quay, between Fore Street and Coprolite Street, in Ipswich Docks. In 1991/2 they had 420 employees and four subsidiary companies: Gleave
Eastern_Counties_Farmers
Group of five ports in Essex and Suffolk, England
Gateway Felixstowe Docks – Port of Felixstowe Harwich International – Harwich Harwich Navyard – Ports UK Ipswich Docks – AB Ports Mistley Docks – Ports Org Harwich
Haven_ports
Ipswich is the county town of Suffolk, England. It is a medieval port and industrial town with a strong transport history; the urban area has a population
Transport_in_Ipswich
B158 in Essendon B1456 A137 at Ipswich Shotley Gate 8.5 mi (13.7 km) B1457 unused B1458 A1156 in Ipswich Ipswich Docks B1459 B174 at Collier Row B175
B roads in Zone 1 of the Great Britain numbering scheme
B_roads_in_Zone_1_of_the_Great_Britain_numbering_scheme
Series of docks in Manchester, England
Manchester docks were nine docks in Salford, Stretford and Manchester, at the eastern end of the Manchester Ship Canal in North West England, which formed
Manchester_docks
English landscape painter
illustrations of public events – such as the Laying of the First Stone of Ipswich Docks (1839) – as well as making drawings of farming and agricultural subjects
Henry_Davy
Map". "Find my harbour". Visit my harbour. Retrieved 30 July 2020. "Ipswich Docks and National Grid electricity pylons & cables spanning the River Orwell"
Powerline river crossings in the United Kingdom
Powerline_river_crossings_in_the_United_Kingdom
Photographer
including one featuring HMS Hannibal blended into a scene on Ipswich New Cut, in Ipswich dock. The photograph was used on a postcard circa 1896. Wikimedia
Harry_Walters_(photographer)
Pre-grouping British railway company
locomotives although of note were the Class J70 tram engines employed at Ipswich docks and on the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway. This class of locomotive was
Great_Eastern_Railway
Docks, Avonmouth Sharpness Gloucester Newport Docks, Newport Cardiff Docks, Cardiff Barry Docks, Barry Port of Port Talbot, Port Talbot Swansea Docks
List of ports in Great Britain
List_of_ports_in_Great_Britain
Series of murders in England during 2006
Five women, who worked as prostitutes found dead in UK brings fears of "Ipswich Ripper" Man arrested over prostitutes' murders in Great Britain Steve Wright
Ipswich_serial_murders
English railway line
The Ipswich–Ely line is a railway line linking East Anglia to the English Midlands via Ely. There is also a branch line to Cambridge. Passenger services
Ipswich–Ely_line
English territorial police force
earlier than other forces) due to frequent assaults of officers at Ipswich Docks. In 1863 the force replaced top hats with helmets and badges. Following
Suffolk_Constabulary
British yachtsman, designer (1902–1997)
East Anglian Daily Times and it was train travel that soon led him to Ipswich docks where he discovered boating. He started a small yacht brokerage and
Maurice_Griffiths
Port in Kingston upon Hull, England
loans; thus Hull's first dock (the Old Dock) (a wet dock) began construction. Three docks, known as the Town Docks, which followed the path of the town
Port_of_Hull
Bridge in Ipswich, England
bridge consists of two separate structures and is just upstream from Ipswich dock on a tidal section of the river. There are records of a bridge existing
Stoke_Bridge
Port in United Kingdom
Falmouth Docks are a deep-water docks of the town of Falmouth in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The docks are the southern shore of the Fal Estuary
Falmouth_Docks
Series of docks on the River Mersey, Liverpool, England
housing at Herculaneum Dock. In the north, some branch docks have been filled in to create land. Sandon and Wellington Docks have been filled in and
Port_of_Liverpool
tonnes, and carries 118 passengers plus crew. The Orwell Lady sails from Ipswich dock and sails to the end of the Orwell at the Port of Felixstowe allowing
Orwell_Lady
other purposes. Mersey Docks and Harbour Board Act 1956 4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. xcii 2 August 1956 An Act to authorise the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board to construct
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1956
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1956
1936 relating to Leith Harbour and Docks. (Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986 (c. 12)) Leith Harbour and Docks Order 1950 Provisional Order to
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1950
enclosed dock in the United Kingdom at the time. Ipswich Museum Ipswich Museum of culture, history and natural heritage. Ipswich Town Hall Ipswich Victorian
List of places of interest in Suffolk
List_of_places_of_interest_in_Suffolk
Liverpool Docks Act 1843 (repealed) 6 & 7 Vict. c. xcviii 17 August 1843 An Act to alter and amend certain Provisions of the Acts relating to the Docks and
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1843
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1843
Port Talbot Railway and Docks Act 1913 3 & 4 Geo. 5. c. xli 15 August 1913 An Act to enable the Port Talbot Railway and Docks Company to raise additional
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1913
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1913
Disused railway station in Suffolk, England
Eastern Railway Society: 41. Bloom, A J (1974). "Horse shunting at Ipswich Docks". Ipswich & District Historical Society Bulletin. 76. Kenworthy, Graham (January
Mellis_railway_station
Port in Wales
Bristol Channel. The docks were opened in 1889 by David Davies and John Cory as an alternative to the congested and expensive Cardiff Docks to ship coal carried
Barry_Docks
Liverpool Docks, Harbours and Quays Act 1841 (repealed) 4 & 5 Vict. c. xxx 18 May 1841 An Act for enabling the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks to erect
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1841
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1841
Park in Ipswich, Suffolk, England
situated between Grove Lane, Kings Avenue and Back Hamlet, Ipswich. In 1903, the Ipswich Corporation purchased one of six packages of land which was
Alexandra_Park,_Ipswich
Port in Wales
Cardiff Docks (Welsh: Dociau Caerdydd) is a port in southern Cardiff, Wales. At its peak, the port was one of the largest dock systems in the world with
Cardiff_Docks
the region include Ipswich docks, the Port of Lowestoft, Great Yarmouth Outer Harbour, King's Lynn Docks and Wisbech Port. Ipswich deals with more than
Transport_in_East_Anglia
Limited and for other purposes. Ipswich Dock Act 1918 8 & 9 Geo. 5. c. lvii 21 November 1918 An Act to authorise the Ipswich Dock Commission to construct additional
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1918
UK container port in Felixstowe
2007 to 50% in 2012. Network Rail completed the gauge enhancement from Ipswich to Peterborough in 2008. Work should be completed by 2014 at an estimated
Port_of_Felixstowe
Cross-channel port situated in Dover, Kent, south-east England
into two main sections: the Eastern Docks serve as the main cross-channel ferry terminal, while the Western Docks contain a cruise ship terminal and a
Port_of_Dover
English football tournament
Captain". Ipswich Town Football Club (Press release). Ipswich. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025. "HALO NEW FRONT-OF-SHIRT SPONSOR". Ipswich Town Football
2025–26_EFL_Championship
Railway maintenance depot in Colchester, Essex
class 04s disappeared in the early 1970s but Class 03s which worked the Ipswich Dock lines were retained until the 1980s before the depot became all Class
Colchester Carriage Servicing Depot
Colchester_Carriage_Servicing_Depot
Passenger and cargo port in Southampton, England
areas: The Old Docks at the junction of the Rivers Test and Itchen, consisting of berths 20–49 The New Docks, known as the Western Docks, built by the
Port_of_Southampton
Railway station in Suffolk, England
Derby Road railway station (also known as Derby Road (Ipswich)) is on the Felixstowe Branch Line in the east of England, serving the Rose Hill area and
Derby_Road_railway_station
Board (Great Page Heath Field) Act 1877 c. i Mersey Docks Act 1877 c. ii. — repealed by the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board Act 1950 (14 Geo. 6. c. xxi), s
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1877
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1877
Port in United Kingdom
the dock's wall, the locks, the dock tower, and several nearby structures are all now listed structures. The Fish Docks consist of a number of docks sharing
Port_of_Grimsby
British architect
located in the Ipswich Docks. Medland Clark had won a competition for the design of the building which today is the finest building on Ipswich Waterfront
Frederick_Barnes_(architect)
county of Carnarvon. Mersey Docks (New Works) Act 1898 61 & 62 Vict. c. xxviii 23 May 1898 An Act to authorise the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board to alter
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1898
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1898
lxxix) Liskeard Roads Act 1826 (7 Geo. 4. c. lxxxiv) Kingston-upon-Hull Dock Act 1849 (12 & 13 Vict. c. lxix) Ashcott and Rowberrow Hill Road (Somerset)
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1852
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1852
British civil engineer (1785–1861)
was employed as chief engineer, at Ransomes of Ipswich, before moving to London. He worked on canals, docks, and railways, including the South Eastern Railway
William_Cubitt
London and South Western Railway Act 1834 (4 & 5 Will. 4. c. lxxxviii) Ipswich Port Improvement Act 1805 (45 Geo. 3. c. ci) Hartlepool Pier and Port Act
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1837
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1837
years the town of Ipswich has experienced a building boom, especially on the outskirts such as Ravenswood and Kesgrave. Ipswich dock, known as the waterfront
List of tallest buildings and structures in Ipswich
List_of_tallest_buildings_and_structures_in_Ipswich
Estate Act 1877 (40 & 41 Vict. c. 6 Pr.) Alexandra (Newport and South Wales) Docks and Railway Act 1897 (60 & 61 Vict. c. clxxxviii) Volume 42 - 4 Edward VII
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1904
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1904
specifies the year 1985. Isle of Wight County Council Act 1971 (c. lxxi) Ipswich Dock Act 1971 (c. xiv) Companies Act 1985 (c. 6) List of acts of the Parliament
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1986
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1986
Human settlement in England
the landward side of the dock, but after a railway swing bridge was built across the dock, the island area between the two docks also developed as a quayside
Sharpness,_Gloucestershire
Port in Lincolnshire, England
Railway and Dock Company was formed with the aim of expanding the Grimsby Docks system – it sought powers from Parliament to build a new dock west adjacent
Port_of_Immingham
other purposes. Mersey Docks and Harbour Board Act 1971 1971 c. x 17 February 1971 An Act to confer further powers on the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board;
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1971
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1971
Natural harbour in south-west Wales
trust port. The port authority has responsibility for managing Milford Docks, Milford Marina and Pembroke Port and Ferry Terminal. In 2012, it was announced
Milford_Haven_Waterway
other purposes. Mersey Docks and Harbour Board Act 1971 1971 c. x 17 February 1971 An Act to confer further powers on the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board;
List of acts of the 1st session of the 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom
List_of_acts_of_the_1st_session_of_the_45th_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
Port near Bristol, England
River Avon, the Avonmouth Docks Co. was formed to build the new docks at Avonmouth. The new docks, now called Avonmouth Old Dock, were opened in February
Avonmouth_Docks
Government Act 1972 (c. 70) Zetland County Council Act 1974 (c. viii) Ipswich Dock Act 1971 (c. xiv) Scottish Equitable Life Assurance Society Act 1902
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1979
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1979
Town square in Ipswich, England
The Cornhill in Ipswich is a historic town square in the centre of Ipswich, Suffolk. The square has been a gathering place for many centuries in the town
The_Cornhill,_Ipswich
purposes. Ipswich Port Authority Act 1986 1986 c. xv 25 July 1986 An Act to extend the time for the completion of the works authorised by the Ipswich Dock Act
List of acts of the 3rd session of the 49th Parliament of the United Kingdom
List_of_acts_of_the_3rd_session_of_the_49th_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
Residential in Suffolk, United Kingdom
storey, mixed-use development located on the Ipswich Waterfront with access from College Street in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, consisting of 215 flats and
The_Mill_(building)
Harbour in Bristol, England
Avon, making the Bristol City Docks in the floating harbour redundant as a freight dock. However, the city centre docks continued to be used for smaller
Bristol_Harbour
British transport company
Port of Barrow Barry Docks Fleetwood Port of Garston Goole Port of Grimsby Hams Hall Port of Hull Port of Immingham Port of Ipswich King's Lynn Port of
Associated_British_Ports
swimming venue in Ipswich, Suffolk. During the 1830s, the Ipswich Wet Dock was being constructed. This caused the closure of Ipswich's three swimming venues
Stoke_Bathing_Place
Dog sport
(Ipswich). Retrieved 5 August 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) Clement, Jessica (5 November 2009). "Remember dock-diving
Dock_jumping
British royal recognitions
L., Chief Education Officer, Leeds. Ernest Cecil Tetsall, chairman, Ipswich Dock Commission. David Eyron Thomas, Assistant Secretary, Department of Health
1974_New_Year_Honours
Dock in Swansea, Wales, UK
Swansea Docks is the collective name for several docks in Swansea, Wales, which are immediately south-east of Swansea city centre. In the mid-19th century
Swansea_docks
Town and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales
Pembroke Dock (Welsh: Doc Penfro) is a port town and a community in Pembrokeshire, South West Wales, 3 miles (5 km) northwest of Pembroke on the banks
Pembroke_Dock
Church in Suffolk, England
St Mary-at-the-Quay Church is a former Anglican church in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The medieval building is under the care of the Churches Conservation
St Mary-at-the-Quay Church, Ipswich
St_Mary-at-the-Quay_Church,_Ipswich
could work the tight curves of East Anglian dock systems. The locomotives were initially allocated to Ipswich Engine Shed and were fitted with cow-catchers
British_Rail_Class_D1/1
Transport Docks Act 1980 1980 c. xxxvi 8 August 1980 An Act to extend the time for the compulsory purchase of certain lands by the British Transport Docks Board;
List of acts of the 1st session of the 48th Parliament of the United Kingdom
List_of_acts_of_the_1st_session_of_the_48th_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
Coal-fired power station in Suffolk, England
Power Station was a coal-fired power station situated to the south of Ipswich, Suffolk, in the East of England. The station was designed by Sir Alexander
Cliff_Quay_Power_Station
Sea-port in south east Wales
Newport Docks is the collective name for a group of docks in the city of Newport, south-east Wales. By the eighteenth century there were a number of wharves
Newport_Docks
3 December 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025. FC, Ipswich Town (9 December 2025). "DAVID BEST". Ipswich Town FC. "Celtic legend John 'Dixie' Deans dies
2025–26_in_English_football
British banker, philanthropist and photographer, 1788–1865
chairman of the Ipswich Dock Commission and the Ipswich branch of the Suffolk Alliance Fire Office. He was also a director of the Ipswich Water Works Company
Richard_Dykes_Alexander
781 1269 A.D. 970 Ely Abbey Grant of 10 hides (cassati) at Stoke near Ipswich, Suffolk. Latin with English bounds, Ely Edgar 782 1270 A.D. 971 Æthelwold
List_of_Anglo-Saxon_charters
Area of Sunderland, England
Sunderland Docks is an area of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Home to the Port of Sunderland, the docks have access to the North Sea. Sunderland
Sunderland_Docks
Czech footballer (born 1990)
Slovan Liberec in his homeland, St Mirren in Scotland, Salford City and Ipswich Town in England. He has represented his country at youth level up to under-20
Václav_Hladký
Port town in Suffolk, England
town only became a major port in 1886 when the docks opened, following the initial construction of the dock basin in 1882. In 1810 or 1811 seven Martello
Felixstowe
Non-Civil Parish in Suffolk, England
(all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Ipswich is town, a non-civil parish and a borough in Suffolk, England. It contains
Listed_buildings_in_Ipswich
Port along the banks of the River Thames
West India Docks (1802), East India Docks (1803, originating from the Brunswick Dock of 1790), London Docks (1805), Surrey Commercial Docks (1807, originating
Port_of_London
Reconstruction of Noah's Ark, Netherlands
experienced around Brexit. Shortly after arriving in Ipswich the vessel was impounded in the dock by coastguard officers because "load line certificates
Johan's_Ark
English businessman (1843–1932)
every week. He stated before the Ipswich Dock Commissioners that of 882 vessels clearing outwards of the Port of Ipswich in 1871, 425 were loaded by this
Edward Packard (businessman, born 1843)
Edward_Packard_(businessman,_born_1843)
range of industrial tug trucks for trailer haulage in factories, ports and docks loading ships. The company is most well known for their line of towbarless
Douglas_Equipment
River Thames, east of the A1 (roads beginning with 1). "Old Stoke Bridge, Ipswich". www.topbond.co.uk. Top Bond. Retrieved 4 September 2019. Wikimedia Commons
A roads in Zone 1 of the Great Britain numbering scheme
A_roads_in_Zone_1_of_the_Great_Britain_numbering_scheme
IPSWICH DOCKS
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the many places in all parts of England, for example in Cheshire, Oxfordshire, and North Yorkshire, named in Old English as æppeltūn ‘orchard’ (literally ‘apple enclosure’).This surname was brought to North America in 1635 by Samuel Appleton, who migrated from Ipswich, England, to Ipswich, MA.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Derbyshire, so named from the genitive of the Old English personal name Pīl + burh (dative byrig) ‘fortified place’.William Pillsbury (or Pilsbury) came to MA from England as early as 1641, settling first in Dorchester and then in Ipswich. His descendant John Sargent Pillsbury (1828–1901), who made the name famous for flour, was a miller and governor of MN.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Anglo-Norman French personal name Auvery, a Norman form of Alfred. It could also be from a variant of the Anglo-Norman French personal name Aubri (see Aubrey). At least in the case of the original Puritan settlers in New England, there has been some confusion with Averill.Christopher Avery emigrated from England to Salem, MA, in or before 1630. William Avery (alias Averill) was one of the Puritan settlers who emigrated from England to Ipswich, MA, in or about 1637.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.A John Choate who emigrated from England in 1643 and settled in Ipswich, MA, was the ancestor of several prominent 19th century Choates, including Rufus Choate (1799–1859), who was one of the organizers of the Whig Party in MA, and Joseph Hodges Choate (1832–1917), U.S. ambassador to Great Britain.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin) and North German
English (of Norman origin) and North German : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements war(in) ‘guard’ + heri, hari ‘army’. The name was introduced into England by the Normans in the form Warnier.English (of Norman origin) : reduced form of Warrener (see Warren 2).Irish (Cork) : Anglicization of Gaelic Ó Murnáin (see Murnane), found in medieval records as Iwarrynane, from a genitive or plural form of the name, in which m is lenited.The name Warner was brought from England to MA independently by several different bearers in the first half of the 17th century and subsequently. Andrew Warner came from England to Cambridge, MA, in or before 1632; William Warner was in Ipswich, MA, by 1637; and John Warner was one of the settlers in Hartford, CT, in 1635.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a watchman or guard, from Old English weard ‘guard’ (used as both an agent noun and an abstract noun).Irish : reduced form of McWard, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Bhaird ‘son of the poet’. The surname occurs throughout Ireland, where three different branches of the family are known as professional poets.Surname adopted by bearers of the Jewish surname Warshawski, Warshawsky or some other Jewish name bearing some similarity to the English name.Americanized form of French Guerin.The surname Ward was brought to North America from England independently by several different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Nathaniel Ward (1578–1652), author of the MA legal code, was born in Haverhill, Suffolk, England, and emigrated to Agawam (Ipswich, MA) in 1633. William Ward was one of the original settlers of Sudbury, MA, in about 1638. Miles Ward came from England to Salem, MA, in about 1639. Thomas Ward (d. 1689) settled in Newport, RI, in 1671; among his descendants were two governors of colonial RI.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of several places called Burnham. Those in Buckinghamshire (Burnham Beeches), Norfolk (various villages), and Essex (Burnham-on-Crouch) are named with Old English burna ‘stream’ + hÄm ‘homestead’. In the case of Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset, however, the second element is Old English hamm ‘water meadow’, while Burnham in Lincolnshire is named from brunnum, dative plural of Old Norse brunnr ‘spring’, originally used after a preposition, i.e. ‘(at) the springs’.In 1635 Robert Burnham and his two brothers came from England to Ipswich, MA, after their ship was wrecked on the coast of Maine. In the mid 18th century John Burnham and his son, also called John, were among the early settlers in what became the state of VT. In 1785, the younger John Burnham established himself at Middletown, CT.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin, perhaps, as Reaney suggests, from a pet form of the Old English personal name Wippa, or perhaps a topographic name for someone who lived by a whipple tree, whatever that may have been. Chaucer lists whippletree (probably a kind of dogwood) along with maple, thorn, beech, hazel, and yew.Matthew Whipple came from England to Ipswich, MA, in about 1638. His descendent William Whipple (1730–85) born in Kittery, ME, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Pickering in North Yorkshire, named with an Old English tribal name, Piceringas. However, Ekwall suggests that this was earlier PÄ«cÅringas ‘people on the ridge of the pointed hill’ (see Orr 3 and Pike 1).John Pickering of Newgate, Coventry, Warwickshire, England, came to MA in the early 1630s. He married Elizabeth Alderman in Ipswich, MA, in 1636 and moved a year later to Salem.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the personal name Emery.The poet and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) was born in Boston of a line on his father’s side that can be traced back through preachers to the first colonial generation. The name Emerson was brought over from England independently by various other people, including a Thomas Emerson who settled at Ipswich, MA, in about 1636.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a servant, Middle English ladde. The word first appeared in the 13th century, with the meaning ‘servant’ or ‘man of humble birth’, the modern meaning of ‘young man’, ‘boy’ being a later shift.Most American bearers of this name trace their ancestry to a certain Daniel Ladd, who emigrated from London to Ipswich, MA, in 1634.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and Irish
English, Scottish, and Irish : from Middle English whit ‘white’, hence a nickname for someone with white hair or an unnaturally pale complexion. In some cases it represents a Middle English personal name, from an Old English byname, Hwīt(a), of this origin. As a Scottish and Irish surname it has been widely used as a translation of the many Gaelic names based on bán ‘white’ (see Bain 1) or fionn ‘fair’ (see Finn 1). There has also been some confusion with Wight.Translated form of cognate and equivalent names in other languages, such as German Weiss, French Blanc, Polish Białas (see Bialas), etc.Peregrine White (1620–1704), brother of Resolved, was born in Cape Cod harbor on board the Mayflower, thus becoming the first child of English descent to be born in New England. His father, William White, was the son of the rector of Barham, near Ipswich, Suffolk, England; he died in 1621 during the first winter at Plymouth Colony.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Waldie.German : habitational name for someone from any of several places in Pomerania and Brandenburg called Waldow.Cornelius Waldo was living in Ipswich, MA, in 1647. Samuel Waldo (1695–1759) was born in Boston and became a land speculator in ME.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : habitational name from Dudley in the West Midlands, named from the Old English personal name Dudda (see Dodd) + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.Irish (County Cork) : English name adopted by bearers of Gaelic Ó Dubhdáleithe ‘descendant of Dubhdáleithe’, a personal name composed of the elements dubh ‘black’ + dá ‘two’ + léithe ‘sides’.Thomas Dudley (1576–1653), born at Northampton, England, sailed on the Arbella to Salem, MA, in 1630 with the chief men of the Massachusetts Bay Company. They first settled at Newtown. Dudley subsequently moved to Ipswich but then permanently settled at Roxbury. He was elected four times as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and as one of the two commissioners for the colony when the New England Confederation was formed in 1643. He was one of the first overseers of Harvard University, and in 1650, as governor, signed the charter for that institution. Dudley’s seventh and most noted child, Joseph (1647–1720) was also governor of MA (1702–15).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from an unidentified place, probably in Lincolnshire. The surname has died out in the British Isles but thrives in the U.S.This name is recorded in Ipswich, MA, in 1678, and the marriage of Mary Elithorp is recorded in Boston, MA, in 1727.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the personal name Andrew. This is the usual southern English patronymic form, also found in Wales; the Scottish and northern English form is Anderson. In North America this name has absorbed numerous cases of the various European cognates and their derivatives. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)This was a common name among the early settlers in New England. Robert Andrews emigrated in 1635 from Norwich, England, to Ipswich, MA. Even before 1635, one Thomas Andrews is recorded as being established in Hingham. A certain William Andrews was a member of John Davenport’s company, which sailed from Boston in 1638 to found the New Haven colony.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Midlands) and Scottish
English (chiefly Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Midlands) and Scottish : occupational name for a weaver, early Middle English webber, agent derivative of Webb.The name Webster was brought to North America from England independently by several different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. One John Webster settled in Ipswich, MA, in 1635; another John Webster (d. 1661), ancestor of the lexicographer Noah Webster, emigrated to Cambridge, MA, in about 1631 and later became one of the founders of the colony of CT, of which he was appointed governor in 1656.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Norman personal name, Filimor, composed of the Germanic elements filu ‘very’ + mÄri, mÄ“ri ‘famous’.The home of the main English branch of the Fillmore family in Tudor times was East Sutton, Kent, but the immigrant John Fillmore (1678–c.1710) was a mariner who came from Manchester, England, to Ipswich,MA, in about 1700. His son, also called John Fillmore (1702–77), had seven sons and three daughters. One of these sons, Nathaniel, was the father of President Millard Fillmore (1800–74).
IPSWICH DOCKS
IPSWICH DOCKS
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : metonymic occupational name for a preparer and seller of cured pork, from Middle English, Old French bacun, bacon ‘bacon’ (a word of Germanic origin, akin to Back 1).English and French : from the Germanic personal name Bac(c)o, Bahho, from the root bag- ‘to fight’. The name was relatively common among the Normans in the form Bacus, of which the oblique case was Bacon.An immigrant from Normandy, France, called Bacon or Bascon was documented in Quebec city in 1647.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Swift
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Of Pishawar
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Blackstone.
Biblical
red; earthy; bloody;
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Thy Breath
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
A Kind of Flowering Tree
Female
Persian/Iranian
(پریسا) Persian name PARISA means either "angelic" or "like a fairy."
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Well-hill
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Beam Light of Moon; Divine
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IPSWICH DOCKS
IPSWICH DOCKS
IPSWICH DOCKS
IPSWICH DOCKS
a.
Of or pertaining to a natural order of apetalous plants (Polygonaceae), of which the knotweeds (species of Polygonum) are the type, and which includes also the docks (Rumex), the buckwheat, rhubarb, sea grape (Coccoloba), and several other genera.
n.
A hollow floating box, usually of iron, which serves to close the entrances of docks and basins.
a.
Such.
n.
Structures in civil, military, or naval engineering, as docks, bridges, embankments, trenches, fortifications, and the like; also, the structures and grounds of a manufacturing establishment; as, iron works; locomotive works; gas works.
n.
One who, or that which, heaves or lifts; a laborer employed on docks in handling freight; as, a coal heaver.
n.
A structure of logs to be anchored with stones; -- used for docks, pier, dams, etc.