Show ContentsBurtenshaw History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Burtenshaw family

The surname Burtenshaw was first found in Lanarkshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig) a former county in the central Strathclyde region of Scotland, now divided into the Council Areas of North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, and the City of Glasgow, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Burtenshaw family

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Burtenshaw Spelling Variations

Scribes in Medieval Scotland spelled names by sound rather than any set of rules, so an enormous number of spelling variations exist in names of that era. Burtenshaw has been spelled Birkenshaw, Birkinshaw, Birkshaw, Burdenshaw and others.

Early Notables of the Burtenshaw family

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Ireland Migration of the Burtenshaw family to Ireland

Some of the Burtenshaw 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.


Australia Burtenshaw migration to Australia +

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

Burtenshaw Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Ann Burtenshaw, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Cleveland" in 1839 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Burtenshaw (post 1700) +

  • Norman Charles Henry Burtenshaw OBE (1926-2023), English football referee who officiated in the English Football League and FIFA matches
  • Stephen Burtenshaw (1935-2022), English footballer and manager from Portslade, England
  • Charles Edward "Charlie" Burtenshaw (b. 1922), English former professional association football player
  • William Frederick "Bill" Burtenshaw (1925-2010), English former professional football player
  • Steve Burtenshaw (b. 1935), English former football player and manager
  • Edward Burtenshaw Sugden PC (1781-1875), 1st Baron Saint Leonards, British lawyer, judge and Conservative politician, Lord Chancellor of Ireland in 1835
  • Richard Burtenshaw Elms (b. 1949), former English cricketer

HMS Royal Oak
  • Clifford Henry Burtenshaw (1899-1939), British Able Seaman with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking 2


  1. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) CLEVELAND 1839. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1839Cleveland.htm
  2. Ships hit by U-boats crew list HMS Royal Oak (08) - (Retrieved 2018 February, 9th) - retrieved from https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html


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