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Early Origins of the Spendlove family

The surname Spendlove was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat 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 1219.when Ralph Spendelove held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Spendlove family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Spendlove research. Another 128 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1350, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Spendlove History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Spendlove Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Spendlove, Spendlow, Spenlow, Spindelow, Spendlowe, Spendluff, Spendlough, Spendley and many more.

Early Notables of the Spendlove family

Distinguished members of the family include

  • Spendlove of Blackburnshire


United States Spendlove migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Spendlove Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
  • John Spendlove, who settled in Virginia in 1587
Spendlove Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • James, Joseph, Harriet, Ann, and Mary Spendlove, who settled in New York in 1864
  • Ann Spendlove, aged 28, who arrived in New York in 1864 1
  • Harriet Spendlove, aged 31, who landed in New York in 1864 1
  • James Spendlove, aged 33, who arrived in New York in 1864 1
  • Joseph Spendlove, aged 32, who arrived in New York in 1864 1
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Spendlove Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Ethel Spendlove, aged 19, who landed in America, in 1904
  • Alfred Spendlove, aged 45, who immigrated to the United States, in 1904
  • Mary Jane Siddle Spendlove, aged 42, who landed in America from Erith, England, in 1919
  • May Maud Spendlove, aged 34, who immigrated to America from Sandford, in 1920
  • Robert Spendlove, aged 40, who immigrated to the United States from Erith, England, in 1920

Canada Spendlove migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Spendlove Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century
  • Margaret Edna Spendlove, aged 35, who immigrated to Winnipeg, Canada, in 1922
  • Oscar Spendlove, aged 39, who immigrated to Winnipeg, Canada, in 1922

Contemporary Notables of the name Spendlove (post 1700) +

  • Randy Spendlove, American Grammy Award winning President of Motion Picture Music
  • Chris Spendlove (b. 1984), English footballer
  • Benjamin "Ben" Spendlove (b. 1978), English cricketer
  • Richard Spendlove MBE (b. 1939), British radio producer/presenter and writer
  • Rob Spendlove (b. 1953), British television actor


  1. 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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