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![Show Contents]() Copgrave History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Copgrave is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in the parish of Copgrove in Yorkshire. 1 The name literally means the little wood at the top of the hill. 2 Early Origins of the Copgrave familyThe surname Copgrave was first found in North Yorkshire at Copgrove, a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district. The parish dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 and at that time held "7 households and 7 villagers." 3 Copgrove Hall dated back to the 14th century. One of the earliest records of the family was John Capgrave (1393-1464), Augustinian friar, theologian, and historian , born, as he has himself noted in his chronicle (p. 259), on 21 April 1393. "He was a native of Lynn in Norfolk - 'my cuntre is Northfolk, of the toun of Lynne.' His chief patron was Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, whose life he wrote, and to whom he dedicated certain of his works. Very many of Capgrave's works are lost. " 4 Early History of the Copgrave familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Copgrave research. Another 247 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1272, 1277, 1307, 1379, 1393, 1464, 1500 and 1621 are included under the topic Early Copgrave History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Copgrave 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 Copgrave family name include Capgrove, Capgrave, Copgrove, Copgrave, Coppegrave and many more. Early Notables of the Copgrave familyMore information is included under the topic Early Copgrave Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Copgrave familyFor 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 Copgrave surname or a spelling variation of the name include: a number of settlers who arrived in the New World by the 19th century.
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
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