The surname Skipsey was first found in Northumberland where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first in Yorkshire and referenced in the year 1415 when Robert Skipse.
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Early History of the Skipsey family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Skipsey research. Another 70 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Skipsey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Skipsey Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Skipsey, Skipsy, Skipsie, Skipsee, Skipsea and others.
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Early Notables of the Skipsey family
Distinguished members of the family include
the Skipsey family of Northumberland
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Migration of the Skipsey family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 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..
Contemporary Notables of the name Skipsey (post 1700)
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Joseph Skipsey (1832-1903), British poet, born near North Shields
England
