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Where did the English Salkeld family come from? What is the English Salkeld family crest and coat of arms? When did the Salkeld family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Salkeld family history?

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The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore, spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Salkeld has been recorded under many different variations, including Salkeld, Salked, Salkeed, Salkelds and others.

First found in Cumberland where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Salkeld research. Another 344 words(25 lines of text) covering the year 1270 is included under the topic Early Salkeld History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Salkeld Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Salkeld family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 101 words(7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Salkeld or a variant listed above:

Salkeld Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • William Salkeld, who landed in Maryland in 1651-1662

Salkeld Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Thomas Salkeld settled in Virginia in 1728

Salkeld Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • E. S. Salkeld, aged 23, who arrived at Ellis Island from Galeshead, in 1904
  • Digby Salkeld, aged 10, who arrived at Ellis Island from London, in 1907
  • Charles Salkeld, aged 42, who arrived at Ellis Island from London, England, in 1908
  • Ada Alice Salkeld, aged 31, who arrived at Ellis Island from Sheffield, England, in 1910


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  • Roger William Salkeld (b. 1971), American former Major League Baseball player
  • William "Bill" Franklin Salkeld (1917-1967), American Major League Baseball player
  • Philip Salkeld VC (1830-1857), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Blanaid Salkeld (1880-1959), Irish poet, dramatist, and actor
  • John Louis Salkeld (1858-1941), Canadian farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan


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  1. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  2. Bede, The Venerable. Historia Ecclesiatica Gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History Of the English People). Available through Internet Medieval Sourcebook the Fordham University Centre for Medieval Studies. Print.
  3. Chadwick, Nora Kershaw and J.X.W.P Corcoran. The Celts. London: Penguin, 1790. Print. (ISBN 0140212116).
  4. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
  5. Hitching, F.K and S. Hitching. References to English Surnames in 1601-1602. Walton On Thames: 1910. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0181-3).
  6. Bullock, L.G. Historical Map of England and Wales. Edinburgh: Bartholomew and Son, 1971. Print.
  7. Mills, A.D. Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4).
  8. Holt, J.C. Ed. Domesday Studies. Woodbridge: Boydell, 1987. Print. (ISBN 0-85115-477-8).
  9. Leeson, Francis L. Dictionary of British Peerages. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1121-5).
  10. Cook, Chris. English Historical Facts 1603-1688. London: MacMillan, 1980. Print.
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The Salkeld Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Salkeld Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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