Gospatrick History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Gospatrick familyThe surname Gospatrick was first found in Northumberland in the year 1061 when Earl Gospatrick accompanied Tostig on a pilgrimage to Rome. He was of Saxon and Pictish blood. He was "son of Maldred by Algyth or Ealdgyth, daughter of the Northumbrian Earl Uhtred, by his third wife, Elgiva or Ælfgifu, daughter of Ethelred the Unready, was probably the young noble called 'Gaius patricius' in the 'Life of Eadward the Confessor' " 1 Hutton-Rudby, a township, in the parish of Rudby-in-Cleveland, union of Stokesley in the North Riding of Yorkshire was an ancient family seat. "This place, in Domesday Book written Hotun, was the property of Gospatrick, Earl of Northumberland, but on the rebellion of that noble was bestowed by the Conqueror upon the Earl of Morton." 2 Early History of the Gospatrick familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gospatrick research. Another 169 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1067, 1125, 1295, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Gospatrick History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gospatrick Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Gospatrick, Cospatrick and others. Early Notables of the Gospatrick familyDistinguished members of the family include
Migration of the Gospatrick familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers, who arrived along the eastern seaboard, from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands.
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