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Archbold History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

Ireland United States Australia New Zealand West Indies

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Motto Citations

Archbold History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland
Scotland

The Archbold Surname comes from the Norman French given name Archambault, which could also be found in more "Germanic" forms such as Arcenbaldus and Arcebaldus. The name came to British Isles as a personal (first) name in the wake of the Norman invasion of 1066, before becoming a surname.

Early Origins of the Archbold family

The surname Archbold was first found in Roxburghshire, about 30 miles southeast of Edinburgh. They had been settled from very ancient times in the Kelso area. Before the name became a surname, there was mention of an "Achebaldus filius Swani de Forgrunde," during the reign of King William, the Lion, of Scotland (1143-1214).

Early History of the Archbold family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Archbold research. Another 92 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1390, 1545, 1650, 1785, 1822 and 1870 are included under the topic Early Archbold History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Archbold Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Archbold, Archbald, Archibaldson, Archibald, Archibold, Harchbald, Arkanbaldus, Archebald and many more.

Early Notables of the Archbold family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

John Frederick Archbold (1785-1870) lawyer and prolific author of legal textbooks...

Migration of the Archbold family to Ireland

Some of the Archbold family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Archbold migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Archbold Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

George Archbold, who arrived in Maryland in 1675 [1]

Archbold Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Helen Archbold, aged 30, who landed in America, in 1906
Bella Archbold, aged 32, who landed in America from London, England, in 1907
Elizabeth Archbold, aged 60, who immigrated to the United States, in 1910
Annie Archbold, aged 22, who landed in America from Dublin, Ireland, in 1911
James Archbold, aged 29, who settled in America from Tullow, Ireland, in 1912
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Archbold migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Archbold Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. John Archbold, (Archibald), (b. 1816), aged 20, English soldier from York who was convicted in Cork, Ireland for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Captain Cook" on 5th July 1836, arriving in New South Wales, Australia [2]
Bridget Archbold, aged 25, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1850 aboard the ship "Joseph Soames" [3]
Bridget Archbold, aged 25, a servant, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Joseph Somes" in 1850 [4]

Archbold migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Archbold Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Archbold, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship 'Melpomene' arriving in Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 26th August 1856 [5]
Thomas Archbold, aged 59, a carpenter, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Rooparell" in 1874
Esther C. Archbold, aged 27, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Rooparell" in 1874
William Archbold, aged 1, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Rooparell" in 1874
Catherine Archbold, aged 18, a domestic servant, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Rooparell" in 1874

Archbold migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. [6]

Archbold Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Tho Archbold, aged 19, who landed in St Christopher in 1635 [1]
Mr. Thomas Archbold, (b. 1616), aged 19, British settler traveling aboard the ship "William and John" arriving in St Christopher (Saint Kitts) in 1635 [7]

Contemporary Notables of the name Archbold (post 1700) +

Ralph Archbold, American contemporary speaker, best known for his impersonation of U.S. Founding Father Benjamin Franklin; in character he was present at the reopening of the Franklin Museum in Philadelphia
Richard Archbold (1907-1976), American zoologist and philanthropist, grandson of the John Dustin Archbold, eponym of Archbold's bowerbird
John Dustin Archbold (1848-1916), American business magnet, one of the United States' earliest oil refiners; his small oil company was bought out by John D Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company
Patrick Archbold (1725-1803), American Revolutionary War Patriot
John Frederick Archbold (1785-1870), Irish lawyer, known for his work "Summary of the Law relative to Pleading and Evidence in Criminal Cases" (1824)
Shane William Archbold (b. 1989), New Zealand professional racing cyclist
Sir Herbert Archbold Brechin, Scottish Knight, Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh, and Lord Lieutenant, County of the City of Edinburgh

Historic Events for the Archbold family +

HMS Cornwall

Thomas Cuthbertson Archbold, British Lieutenant Engineer aboard the HMS Cornwall (1942) when she was struck by air bombers and sunk; he survived the sinking [8]

The Archbold Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Ut reficiar
Motto Translation: That I may be replenished.

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 17th December 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/captain-cook
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) JOSEPH SOMES / SOAMES 1850. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850JosephSomes.htm
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) JOSEPH SOMES / SOAMES 1850. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850JosephSomes.htm
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's (Retrieved October 4th 2021 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
Force Z Survivors Crew List HMS Cornwall (Retrieved 2018, February 13th) - Retrieved from https://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listcornwallcrew.html#A