| ![Show Contents]() Lansdale History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Lansdale is a name whose history on English soil dates back to the wave of migration that followed the Norman Conquest of England of 1066. The Lansdale family lived near a forest which is derived from the Old French word launde, which means forest glade. The English Lansdale family was originally of Landells of Bire in Normandy. The family name Lansdale was brought to England after the Norman Conquest, when William the Conqueror gave his friends and relatives most of the land formerly owned by Anglo-Saxon aristocrats. The surname Lansdale was established by Norman landholders in the county of Roxburghshire. Early Origins of the Lansdale familyThe surname Lansdale was first found in Roxburghshire where they granted lands by King David of Scotland about 1150. They were originally of Landells in Bire in Normandy. Early History of the Lansdale familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lansdale research. Another 102 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1296 and 1341 are included under the topic Early Lansdale History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lansdale Spelling VariationsA multitude of spelling variations characterize Norman surnames. Many variations occurred because Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England also had a pronounced effect, as did the court languages of Latin and French. Therefore, one person was often referred to by several different spellings in a single lifetime. The various spellings include Landale, Lansdale, Landall, Landell, Landells and many more. Early Notables of the Lansdale familyMore information is included under the topic Early Lansdale Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Lansdale migration to the United States | + |
Many English families left England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Lansdale or a variant listed above:
Lansdale Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Thomas Lansdale, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1698-1699 1
Lansdale Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John Lansdale, who settled in New York State in 1823
| Lansdale migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Lansdale Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- John Lansdale, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Constance" in 1848 2
| Lansdale 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: Lansdale Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- James Lansdale, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1840 aboard the ship Bengal Merchant 3
| Lansdale 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. 4Lansdale Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century- Steven Lansdale, his wife Margaret, and son William, settled in Barbados in 1678
- 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)
- State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) CONSTANCE - 1848. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1848Constance.htm
- Shadow Time Settlers (Retrieved 5th November 2010), retrieved from http://shadowsoftime.co.nz/settlers.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
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