| ![Show Contents]() Hampshire Surname History
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 England Hampshire is a name whose history is connected to the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Hampshire family once lived in the village of Hallamshire in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Early Origins of the Hampshire familyThe surname Hampshire was first found in Yorkshire, where they held a family seat from very early times. Early History of the Hampshire familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hampshire research. Another 60 words (4 lines of text) covering the year 1379 is included under the topic Early Hampshire History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hampshire Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Hampshire family name include Hampshire, Hampscher, Hampsher, Hampsheir, Hamshire, Hamscher, Hamsher and many more. Early Notables of the Hampshire familyMore information is included under the topic Early Hampshire Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Hampshire surname or a spelling variation of the name include:
Hampshire Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Judeth Hampshire, who landed in Virginia in 1664 1
- Rich Hampshire, who arrived in Virginia in 1664 1
Hampshire Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John Hampshire, who landed in New York in 1845 1
- Joseph Henry Hampshire, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1849 1
- James Hampshire, aged 24, who arrived in New York in 1854 1
- Mr. Charles Hampshire, aged 18, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Cynosure" in 1863
- John Hampshire traveled to Philadelphia, PAin 1864
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: - Mr. William Hampshire, English convict who was convicted in Leeds, Yorkshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Barossa" on 27th August 1841, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 2
- John Hampshire, aged 21, a farm labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1858 aboard the ship "Bee"
- Mr. Joseph Hampshire, English convict who was convicted in Liverpool, Merseyside, England for 12 years, transported aboard the "Clyde" on 11th March 1863, arriving in Western Australia, Australia 3
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: Hampshire Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. Hampshire, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship 'Merchantman' arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand and Auckland New Zealand on 6th September 1855 4
- Mrs. Hampshire, British settler travelling from London with 3 children aboard the ship 'Merchantman' arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand and Auckland New Zealand on 6th September 1855 4
- Miss Adelaide Hampshire, British settler travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Kingston" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 29th December 1858 4
| Contemporary Notables of the name Hampshire (post 1700) | + |
- John F. Hampshire, American fighter pilot and flying ace in the U.S. Army Air Forces, during World War II, credited with 13 aerial victories
- John Harry "Jack" Hampshire (1941-2017), English cricketer and umpire
- Steven Hampshire (b. 1979), Scottish former footballer from Edinburgh, older brother of Paul Hampshire
- Paul Hampshire (1981-2022), Scottish professional footballer from Edinburgh, who played over 152 matches from 1999 to 2009
- Ian "Bluey" Hampshire (1948-2018), Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong (1968-1975) and Footscray (1976-1982)
- Susan Hampshire, British actress
- Stuart Newton Hampshire, British Professor of Philosophy
- Sir George Peter Hampshire, distinguished member of Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service, who served as Counselor for the British Embassy in Buenos Aires and as High Commissioner for Trinidad and Tobago
- Miss Elizabeth Eleanor Hampshire, English 2nd Class passenger residing in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and survived the sinking by escaping in life boat 13 5
- 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)
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 24th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/barossa
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 25th February 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/clyde
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
- Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 6) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/
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Hampshire migration to the United States 
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