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Winkston Surname Definition:

WINKSTON: The lands of Winkston in the parish of Peebles gave name to possessors in 1262, when Alexander de Wynkistun was on the inquest for ascertaining the rights of burgesses in the moss of Walthamshope (Peebles, p. 5; APS., I, pref. p.

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Winkston Surname Meaning

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WINKSTON: The lands of Winkston in the parish of Peebles gave name to possessors in 1262, when Alexander de Wynkistun was on the inquest for ascertaining the rights of burgesses in the moss of Walthamshope (Peebles, p. 5; APS., I, pref. p. 101 red). In 1365 the lands of Winkston were in the hands of the Gledstanes (RMS., I, 208,209). See Wink.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
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