Skudder History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Skudder family

The surname Skudder was first found in Kent 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 referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that county.

Early History of the Skudder family

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Skudder Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Scudder, Skudder, Skutter, Scutter and others.

Early Notables of the Skudder family

Distinguished members of the family include Henry Scudder (d. 1659), an English clergyman of Presbyterian views, a devotional writer, and member of the Westminster Assembly. "He was minister at Drayton in Oxfordshire, and in 1633 was presented by the king to the living of Collingbourne-Ducis, near Marlborough...
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Skudder migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Skudder Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Jo Skudder, aged 16, who arrived in New England in 1635 aboard the ship "James" 1

Skudder migration to Australia +

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

Skudder Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

George Skudder, aged 23, who arrived in South Australia in 1849 aboard the ship "Cheapside" 2
George Skudder, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Cheapside" in 1849 2

Skudder migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Skudder Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Charles Skudder, aged 38, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Berar" in 1873
Harriet Skudder, aged 40, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Berar" in 1873
Charles H. Skudder, aged 1, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Berar" in 1873

Contemporary Notables of the name Skudder (post 1700) +

George Rupuha Skudder (1948-2021), New Zealand rugby union player for Waikato (1968-1973) and New Zealand (1968-1973)

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)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The CHEAPSIDE 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Cheapside.htm