Hanshew History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The lineage of the name Hanshew begins with the Anglo-Saxon tribes in Britain. It is a result of when they lived in Henshaw in Northumberland, or in the settlement of Henshaw in Prestbury, which is in the county of Cheshire. 1

Of the two, the Northumberland township is the oldest dating back to the 12th century when it was known as Hedeneshalch. 2

Early Origins of the Hanshew family

The surname Hanshew was first found in Northumberland at Henshaw, a township, in the parish and union of Haltwhistle, W. division of Tindale ward. 3 The first record of the family was actually found in Cumberland (Cumbria) where Peter de Henschal was listed in the Curia Regis Rolls of 1332. Later, Richard de Henneshagh was found in Cheshire in 1365. 4

Henshaw Hall in the parish of Siddington in Cheshire East dates back to at least 1674. This two storey hall was once held by the Henshaw family, but is now a farmhouse.

Early History of the Hanshew family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hanshew research. Another 70 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1300, 1608, 1614, 1618, 1621, 1624, 1628, 1631, 1635, 1639, 1663, 1673, 1679 and 1700 are included under the topic Early Hanshew History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hanshew Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Hanshew has undergone many spelling variations, including Henshaw, Henshall, Henshawe and others.

Early Notables of the Hanshew family

Notables of the family at this time include Nathaniel Henshaw (1628-c.1673) Original Fellow, Royal Society in May 5th, 1663. He was the younger son of Benjamin Henshaw, 'one of the captains of the city of London,' who died 4 Dec. 1631. 5Joseph Henshaw (1608-1679), was Bishop of Peterborough from 1663 until his death. He was the son of Thomas Henshaw, solicitor-general of Ireland. His grandfather, William Henshaw of Worth in Sussex, was descended from an old Cheshire family, resident at Henshaw Hall, in the parish of Siddington, near Congleton. He was one of the...
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Hanshew migration to the United States +

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Hanshew were among those contributors:

Hanshew Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Frederick Hanshew, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1806 6
Henry Hanshew, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1806 6
George B Hanshew, who landed in Maryland in 1839 6

Hanshew Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Thomas W. Hanshew, aged 44, who arrived in New York in 1906 aboard the ship "Lucania" from Liverpool, England 7
Orley D. Hanshew, aged 37, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Noordam" from Rotterdam, Netherlands 7
Philey D. Hanshew, aged 38, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Noordam" from Rotterdam, Netherlands 7

Contemporary Notables of the name Hanshew (post 1700) +

John K. Hanshew, American publisher of The Maryland Chess Review in the late 1800s
Thomas W. Hanshew (1857-1914), American actor and writer

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
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)
Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result