| ![Show Contents]() Pankhurst History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Pankhurst familyThe surname Pankhurst was first found in Sussex 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 13th century when they held estates in that county. Early History of the Pankhurst familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pankhurst research. Another 139 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1076, 1455, 1487, 1510 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Pankhurst History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Pankhurst Spelling VariationsOne relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Pankhurst has appeared include Pankhurst, Panckhurst, Pankcoast, Pancrust, Pancrest, Penkhurst, Penkerst, Pankerst, Pencoast, Pencrust, Pankurst, Pinkhurst, Penckhurst and many more. Early Notables of the Pankhurst familyMore information is included under the topic Early Pankhurst Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Pankhurst migration to the United States | + |
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Pankhurst arrived in North America very early:
Pankhurst Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Anne Pankhurst, age 16, who was on record in Boston in 1635
Pankhurst Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Thomas Pankhurst, who settled in Maryland in 1761
- Francis Pankhurst, who arrived in Virginia in 1774
Pankhurst Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Eliza Pankhurst, who settled in New York, NY in 1855
- Eliza Pankhurst, aged 22, who landed in New York, NY in 1855 1
- George Pankhurst, aged 19, who arrived in New York, NY in 1855 1
- William Pankhurst, aged 36, who landed in New York, NY in 1855 1
- John Pankhurst and Stephen Pankhurst, who were on record in Illinois in 1856
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Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Pankhurst Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. Thomas Pankhurst, (b. 1783), aged 55, English convict who was convicted in Kent, England for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Bengal Merchant" on 24th March 1838, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 2
- John Pankhurst, aged 24, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Oriental,"
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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: Pankhurst Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Frederick Pankhurst, aged 18, a labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Strathnaver" in 1874
- Stephen Pankhurst, aged 25, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Alumbagh" in 1875 3
- Ellen Pankhurst, aged 27, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Alumbagh" in 1875 3
- Charles Pankhurst, aged 23, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Tongariro" in 1888
- Naomi Pankhurst, aged 26, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Tongariro" in 1888
| Contemporary Notables of the name Pankhurst (post 1700) | + |
- Estelle Sylvia Pankhurst (1882-1960), English campaigner for the suffragist movement in the United Kingdom
- Christabel Pankhurst (1880-1958), English feminist activist, daughter of suffragist Emmeline Pankhurst
- Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928), English suffragette
- Dr. Helen Pankhurst C.B.E. (b. 1964), British Senior Adviser for CARE International, was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 29th December 2018 for services to Gender Equality by Her Majesty The Queen 4
- Richard Keir Pethick Pankhurst OBE (b. 1927), British academic
- Henry J. Pankhurst (1884-1921), British athlete, who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London
- Richard Marsden Pankhurst (1834-1898), reformer and politician
- Adela Pankhurst Walsh (1885-1961), Australian suffragette, political organizer, and co-founder of the Communist Party of Australia, daughter of suffragist Emmeline Pankhurst
- 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 13th October 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/bengal-merchant
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
- "Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62507, 28 December 2018 | London Gazette, The Gazette, Dec. 2018, www.thegazette.co.uk/honours-lists
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