![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The township dates back to 1155 when it was originally spelt Hagethorn and literally meant "place at the hawthorn," from the Old English "hagu-thorn." The place is most significant as "on the 5th of November, 1824, not less than 50 vessels perished in a storm immediately off this part, and the crews of all were lost, with the exception of the crew of one only, who were enabled to effect their escape by means of a rope, thrown from the vessel, and brought to land by a Newfoundland dog belonging to Major Anderson." "The New England family of this name left this country in or before 1634, and until recently wrote themselves Hathorne." In Scotland, the name is an old Galloway name. The surname Hawthorne was first found in Durham at Hawthorn, a township in the parish of Easington. ![]()
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