The surname Opsal was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, where they were Lords of the manor of Upsall, near Eston, in the North Riding of that county, before and after the Norman Conquest in 1066.
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Early History of the Opsal family
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Opsal Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Upsall, Upsale, Upshall, Upshaw and others.
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Early Notables of the Opsal family
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Migration of the Opsal family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Peter Upshore settled in Famish Gut (Placientia), Newfoundland, settled there in 1835; George Upshall settled in Buffett (Placientia Bay) in 1856; Joseph Upshall was a fisherman of Hay Stack, (Placientia Bay), Newfoundland, settled there in 1871.
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