The name Shiptons arrived in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Shiptons family lived in Oxfordshire. The name Shipton derives from the Old English words scip, meaning sheep, and tun, meaning enclosure or settlement, and indicates that the original bearer of the name lived near such a place.
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Early Origins of the Shiptons family
The surname Shiptons was first found in Oxfordshire where they held a family seat from ancient times, and were Lords of the manor of Shipton-on-Cherwell, and Shipton-under Wychwood in that shire. Conjecturally the Shiptons are descended from Alfsi of Faringdon who held the King's land, or from Ilbert who held his lands from the Bishop of Bayeux, as these nobles were shown as holders in the Domesday Book in 1086, a census initiated by Duke William of Normandy after the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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Early History of the Shiptons family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Shiptons research. Another 90 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1488, 1561, 1630, 1659, 1666, 1680 and 1748 are included under the topic Early Shiptons History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Shiptons Spelling Variations
Anglo-Norman names tend to be marked by an enormous number of spelling variations. This is largely due to the fact that Old and Middle English lacked any spelling rules when Norman French was introduced in the 11th century. The languages of the English courts at that time were French and Latin. These various languages mixed quite freely in the evolving social milieu. The final element of this mix is that medieval scribes spelled words according to their sounds rather than any definite rules, so a name was often spelled in as many different ways as the number of documents it appeared in. The name was spelled Shiptone, Shipton, Shippton, Shipptone and others.
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Early Notables of the Shiptons family
Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Ursula Southeil (c. 1488-1561) (also variously spelt as Ursula Southill, Ursula Soothtell or Ursula Sontheil), better known as Mother Shipton, an English soothsayer and prophetess who foresaw the Great Fire of 1666 and lived in what would later be called Mother... Another 48 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Shiptons Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Shiptons family
Because of the political and religious discontent in England, families began to migrate abroad in enormous numbers. Faced with persecution and starvation at home, the open frontiers and generally less oppressive social environment of the New World seemed tantalizing indeed to many English people. The trip was difficult, and not all made it unscathed, but many of those who did get to Canada and the United States made important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers with Shiptons name or one of its variants: William Shipton who settled with his wife and child and servants in Barbados in 1680; Thomas Shipton settled in Maryland in 1774; James Shipton settled in Texas in 1896..
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