Gascoigne History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The medieval era saw many new names come to France. Gascoigne appeared at that time in the region called Gascogne. It was a name for someone who lived in the French province of Gascoigne or Gascony.

Early Origins of the Gascoigne family

The surname Gascoigne was first found in Gascony (French: Gascogne), an area of southwest France bordering Spain, that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution, where they held a family seat in the seigneurie of Garidech, and were a prestigious aristocratic family of south-west France who also held estates in neighboring Languedoc to the east.

Early History of the Gascoigne family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gascoigne research. Another 93 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1350, 1381, 1403, 1419, 1458, 1507, 1514, 1516, 1525, 1535, 1577, 1579, 1593, 1596, 1614, 1661, 1686, 1687 and 1716 are included under the topic Early Gascoigne History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gascoigne Spelling Variations

Most surnames have experienced slight spelling changes. A son may not chose to spell his name the same way that his father did. Many were errors, many deliberate. During the early development of the French language, a person usually gave his version, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Prefixes or suffixes varied. They were optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, there a many spelling variations of the name Gascoigne, including Gascoing, Gascoign, Gascoigne, Gascon, Gascoin, Gascogne, Gasco, Gascouin, Gasciogne, Gascoyne, La Gascogne, Lagascogne, La Gascoigne, Lagascoigne, Cascoigne and many more.

Early Notables of the Gascoigne family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Sir William Gascoigne (1350?-1419), English judge, eldest son of William Gascoigne, by Agnes, daughter of Nicholas Frank, was born at Gawthorpe, Yorkshire
John Gascoigne (fl. 1381), was an English doctor of canon law at Oxford, was possibly the 'Jo. Gascoigne, cler.' who is named in a seventeenth-century pedigree (Thoresby, Duc. Leod. p. 177) as brother...
Thomas Gascoigne (1403-1458), was an English theologian, son and heir of Richard Gascoigne and Beatrix his wife
Sir Thomas Gascoigne (1596?-1686), alleged conspirator, born about 1593, was eldest son of Sir John Gascoigne of Losingcroft, Parlington, and Barnbow, Yorkshire
Richard Gascoigne (1579-1661?), English antiquary, born, according to Oldys, at Sherfield, near Burntwood, Essex, was second son of George Gascoigne, at one time of Oldhurst
Richard Gascoigne (d. 1716), was a Jacobite, was born in Ireland and descended from a good Roman Catholic family. His grandfather was killed in fighting for Charles I, and his father fell in the servi...
George Gascoigne (1525?-1577), was an English poet, the eldest son of Sir John Gascoigne of Cardington, Bedfordshire, by his wife Margaret, daughter of Sir Robert Scargill of Scargill, Yorkshire. "His...
Sir Bernard Gascoigne (1614-1687), was an Italian military adventurer and diplomatist, whose real name was Bernardo or Bernardino Guasconi, belonged to an ancient family settled at Florence. He was th...

Gascoigne migration to the United States +

By 1643 there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Since immigration was slow, early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The distinguished family name Gascoigne has made significant contributions to the culture, arts, sciences and religion of France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Gascoigne were

Gascoigne Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

James Gascoigne, who arrived in Georgia in 1735 1

Gascoigne Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

P. Gascoigne, who settled in Baltimore, Maryland in 1820
Charles Gascoigne, who landed in New York, NY in 1828 1
Charles Gascoigne, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1859

Gascoigne Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Walter Gascoigne, aged 31, who landed in America from Sheffield, in 1906
Thomas Gascoigne, aged 30, who immigrated to the United States from London, England, in 1908
Irving Gascoigne, aged 22, who settled in America from Carlisle, England, in 1910
Alvary D Gascoigne, aged 17, who immigrated to the United States from Lotherton, England, in 1911
Frederic R Gascoigne, aged 58, who landed in America from Lotherton, England, in 1911
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Gascoigne migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Gascoigne Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Henry Gascoigne, (b. 1795), aged 21, English labourer who was convicted in Essex, England for life, transported aboard the "Fame" on 9th October 1816, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Gascoigne (post 1700) +

Mr. Arthur Bamber Gascoigne C.B.E., FRSL, (1935-2022), English television presenter and author, original quizmaster on University Challenge (1962 to 1987), Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1976, trustee of the National Gallery, a trustee of the Tate Gallery, a member of the council of the National Trust 3
Thomas C. Gascoigne (b. 1899), English professional footballer who played from 1926 to 1937
Sir Thomas Gascoigne (1745-1810), 8th Baronet, English peer
Stephen Harold Gascoigne (1878-1942), better known as Yabba, an Australian sports fan, remembered as a heckler at Sydney Cricket Ground cricket field
Thomas Gascoigne (1786-1809), English land and coal-owner in Yorkshire, son of Sir Thomas Gascoigne
Rosalie Gascoigne AM (1917-1999), New Zealand-born, Australian sculptor
Marguerite J. Gascoigne (1916-2004), pseudonym of Marguerite Lazarus, British writer
Major-General Sir Julian Gascoigne KCMG, KCVO, CB, DSO (1903-1990), British Major-General commanding the Household Brigade and General Officer Commanding London District (1950-1953)
Charles Gascoigne (1738-1806), British industrialist, partner and manager of the Carron Company ironworks
Paul John Gascoigne (b. 1967), former England international footballer
... (Another 7 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

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 27th September 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/fairlie
"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