West Genealogy & History
West, a medieval English name, describes someone living in or from a western village, derived from Old English "west." The first recording of the name in 1152 was in Essex, the easternmost county, with a West feudal manor in Devonshire. English West family history includes a barony created in 1402, with Sir Thomas West of Northampton the first Lord West. Nicholas West (1461-1533) was chaplain to Queen Catherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII. The West motto, "jour de ma view" means "[glorious] day of my life". Francis West was noteworthy in American West genealogy as an early settler in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607.
West Birth Records
| Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Location |
| A Allen West | -- --, 1914 | August ,1981 | FL |
| B Bernice West | -- --, 1919 | February 16,2001 | CA |
| Charles West | -- --, 1938 | July 12,2010 | KY |
| D Alfred West | -- --, 1912 | December ,1977 | NC |
West Death Records
| Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Location |
| E Aileene West | -- --, 1915 | October ,1984 | Virginia Beach,VA |
| F Billy West | -- --, 1925 | March 3,1994 | Kershaw,SC |
| G Allen West | -- --, 1926 | July 14,1999 | Leesburg,FL |
| H Ancil West | -- --, 1916 | November ,1984 | Springfield,MO |
West Marriage Records
| Name | Spouse | Marriage Date | Location |
| Ferman West | Charlotte Martin | March 26,1949 | Wake, NC |
| Manley West | Savon Starnes | March 19,1938 | Wake, NC |
| Lonnie West | Hazel Ray | October 7,1939 | Wake, NC |
| Stanford West | June Bush | June 27,1942 | Wake, NC |
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