Eggleton History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

This surname is derived from a geographical locality as in 'of Egleton,' a chapelry in the parish of Oakham, Rutland and a township in the parish of Bishops Frome, Herefordshire. 1 2 3

The Leicestershire local dates back to 1218, when it was known as Egoluestun. 4

Egglestone Abbey is a former Premonstratensian Abbey on the southern Yorkshire bank of the River Tees, now in ruins.

Early Origins of the Eggleton family

The surname Eggleton was first found in Leicestershire where Robert de Egelton was listed as a Freeman in 1225. Simon de Egilton was listed in the Hundredorum Rolls for Huntingdonshire in 1255 as later in Cornwall, Roger de Egilton was listed there in 1297. 5

Another source notes that in Rutland, the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list Simon de Egilton as holding lands there at that time. 1

Thomas of Eccleston (fl. 1250), was a Franciscan monk who studied at Oxford, and entered the Franciscan order probably soon after its settlement in England. "His work, for which he was collecting materials for twenty-five years, is dedicated to Simon de Esseby; it gives a narrative of some thirty years of the settlement of the Franciscans in England, describing their work and their poverty with the vividness of an eye-witness. " 6

Early History of the Eggleton family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Eggleton research. Another 195 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1260, 1581, 1603, 1610, 1623, 1659, 1677, 1679, 1688, 1697, 1712, 1731, 1737 and 1743 are included under the topic Early Eggleton History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Eggleton Spelling Variations

Although the name, Eggleton, appeared in many references, from time to time, the surname was shown with the spellings Eagleton, Eaglestone, Eglestone, Egglestone and many more.

Early Notables of the Eggleton family

Notable amongst the family name during their early history was William Ecclestone or Egglestone (fl. 1610 - 1623), an English actor in English Renaissance theatre, a member of Shakespeare's company the King's Men.Thomas Eccleston (1659-1743), Jesuit, only son of Henry Eccleston, Esq., of Eccleston Hall, Lancashire, by Eleanor, daughter of Robert Blundell, Esq., of Ince Blundell, was born in 1659. "He was educated in the college of St. Omer, and afterwards continued his studies for two years (1677-1679) in the English College at Rome. During the wars in Ireland, after the revolution of 1688, he held a captain's commission...
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Migration of the Eggleton family to Ireland

Some of the Eggleton 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.

Eggleton migration to Australia +

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

Eggleton Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. John Eggleton, English convict who was convicted in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England for life for theft, transported aboard the "Eliza" on 13th July 1822, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 7
Mr. Thomas Eggleton, (Egglinton), (b. 1815), aged 28, English shoe maker who was convicted in London, England for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Cressy" on 28th April 1843, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1891 8
Henry Eggleton, English convict from Bucks, who was transported aboard the "Adelaide" on August 08, 1849, settling in Van Diemen's Land and Port Phillip, Australia 9

Contemporary Notables of the name Eggleton (post 1700) +

Bob Eggleton (b. 1960), American eight-time Hugo Award winning science fiction, fantasy, and horror artist
Jaimee Eggleton (b. 1964), Canadian figure skater at the 1984 Winter Olympics
David Eggleton (b. 1952), New Zealand poet and writer
Benjamin Eggleton, Australian professor of physics at the University of Sydney, awarded the Walter Boas Medal in 2011
Anthony "Tony" Eggleton AO, CVO (b. 1932), Australian politician, former Federal Director of the Liberal Party of Australia, press secretary to the Prime Minister of Australia, Harold Holt
Arthur "Art" Eggleton (b. 1943), Canadian politician, Senator for Ontario (2005-), Member of the Canadian Parliament for York Centre (1980-1991), the 59th Mayor of Toronto (1980-1991)

Historic Events for the Eggleton family +

HMS Repulse

Mr. Douglas Graylen Eggleton, British Able Bodied Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and died in the sinking 10

Citations +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 15th February 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/eliza
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 21st May 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/cressy
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 17) Adelaide voyage to Van Diemen's Land and Port Phillip, Australia in 1849 with 303 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/adelaide/1849
HMS Repulse Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listrepulsecrew.html