The surname Asthrupp was first found in Lincolnshire at Aisthorpe, a parish, in the wapentake of Lawress, parts of Lindsey. 1 The family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.
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Early History of the Asthrupp family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Asthrupp research. Another 125 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1190, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1550 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Asthrupp History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Asthrupp Spelling Variations
One 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 Asthrupp has appeared include Asthorp, Astorpe, Ashtorp, Ashthorpe, Ashtropp, Ashthrupp, Ashtrop, Ashtrope, Astropp and many more.
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Early Notables of the Asthrupp family
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Migration of the Asthrupp family
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 Asthrupp arrived in North America very early: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
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