Roister History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Roister family

The surname Roister was first found in South Yorkshire at Royston, now a village within the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley. Historically it was in the West Riding of Yorkshire, but was incorporated into the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley in 1974. Alternatively, the name could have been derived from Royston, a market-town and parish, and the head of a union, partly in the hundred of Armingford, in Herefordshire. "This town derived its name from a cross erected in the highway here, in the reign of William the Conqueror, by the Lady Roysia, Countess of Norfolk: the cross was called Royse's Cross; and a monastery having been established shortly afterwards by Eustachius de Mere and others, which led to the erection of houses, the place acquired the appellation of Royse's Town, whence its present name. " 1 Conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Royston, Ulchel an under tenant of Ilbert de Lacy, a great Norman noble who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086.

Early History of the Roister family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Roister research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1310, 1601, 1645, 1649 and 1686 are included under the topic Early Roister History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Roister Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Royston, Roysten, Royster, Roister, Roisten and many more.

Early Notables of the Roister family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Richard Royston (1601-1686), an English publisher and bookseller to King Charles I, Charles II and James II. He was charged by John Wright, parliamentary printer, on 31 July 1645, as being the 'constant factor for all scandalous books and papers against the proceedings of...
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Roister migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Roister Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Hans Pet Roister, who arrived in New York in 1709 2

Roister migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Roister Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Robert Roister, who settled in Ontario in 1871
Jane Roister, who settled in Ontario in 1871

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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)