Fulton History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Fulton family

The surname Fulton was first found in Roxburghshire at Fulton, “an extinct border village.” 1

“Thomas de Fulton witnessed a donation to the monastery of Paisley, c. 1260, and in 1272 he witnessed a quitclaim of the land of Fulton. Thomas de Fultoun and Alan de Foulton witnessed grants by Malcolm, earl of Levenax to Paisley, 1273. Alan de Fulton appears again in 1284 as witness to a resignation. Henry de Foultone of Lanarkshire rendered homage in 1296. Thomas de Fultone, vicar of the church of Irnnewyk (Innerwick), and Thomas de Fougheltone of Lanarkshire also rendered homage in same year.” 2

The “rendered homage” entries in the preceding paragraph refers to the invasion by King Edward I of England in 1296. After the conquer, tenants had to “render homage” to the king, or face losing all their lands.

Further the south in England, the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 included John de Fultone and Robert de Fultone as both holding lands in Cambridgeshire. 3

Looking back further, we found Richard Fulton in the Feet of Fines for Essex in 1218 and Roger de Fuldon in the RegAntiquiss of 1255-1288. In this case, the family may have been from Foulden in Norfolk. 4

The parish of Foulden is in the union of Swaffham, hundred of South Greenhoe, W. division of Norfolk 5 and dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was known as Fugalduna. 6 Literally the name means “hill frequented by birds.” 7

Filton is a civil parish in South Gloucestershire, north of the City of Bristol and this parish dates back to c. 1187.