In the 18th and 19th centuries spelling of names usually depended on the clergy or census enumerator who themselves may not have been as literate as we are today.  Thus spelling variations for ATTFIELD were and are plentiful but for simplicity, and with apologies to families with alternate spelling, the “two-T” version will be used throughout this website.  Variations might include:

                        ATTFEILD                     ATFIELD

                        HATFEILD                    HATFIELD

                        ADFEILD                       ADFIELD

                        HADFEILD                    HADFIELD

                        FEILD                             FIELD

                 

The earliest records of the name Attfield appear in West Surrey as early as the 13th Century. Growth in numbers and family groupings naturally occurred. One objective of this site is to not only identify as many groups as reasonable but to try and determine where they link up.

DNA may help. With sufficient participants from across the Attfield research community willing to share this information links may emerge to help guide our shared research.  See more detail - DNA

As  a result,  this site will grow and expand to include the known detail and history of this large and unique family and thus support the collection and publication of the ever expanding detail as our site visitors may be able to provide.

It is expected that groupings of Attfield researchers will emerge to look especially at families from the Surrey towns listed across the top of this page.  Simply click on the town to see what detail is presently available.

For more information regarding this site, if you are a member of the families that appear on this site and/or if you wish to participate in one or more of our groups please email:  

                contact [a] familytree.john-attfield.com  replacing the [a] by @.