The surname Shorland was first found in Kent where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1260 when Robert de Schirlande held estates in that shire.
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Early History of the Shorland family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Shorland research. Another 84 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Shorland History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Shorland Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Shoreland, Shorland, Shopland, Shawland, Shorlan, Sherland, Shirland, Schawland, Shaweland, Shireland and many more.
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Early Notables of the Shorland family
Distinguished members of the family include
Shorland of Kent
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Shorland migration to the United States
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Shorland Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
Thomas Shorland, aged 34, who landed in New York in 1812 1
Thomas Shorland, who settled in New York in 1820
Shorland migration to Canada
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Shorland Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
Walter Shorland, who settled in Ontario in 1871
Shorland migration to Australia
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Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:
Shorland Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
Mr. Joseph Shorland, (Sharland), (b. 1813), aged 19, English groom who was convicted in Bristol, England for life for highway robbery, transported aboard the "England"on 31st March 1832, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1835 2
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)
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