Show ContentsStockall History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The name Stockall is of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from when a family lived in either of the settlements called Stockdale in Yorkshire or Cumberland. The surname Stockall belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.

Early Origins of the Stockall family

The surname Stockall was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Lockington, some say, before the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Stockall family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stockall research. Another 79 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1634, 1660 and 1693 are included under the topic Early Stockall History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stockall Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Stockall family name include Stockdale, Storkdale, Stackdall, Stackdale, Stockdall, Stockall, Stockdell, Stackdell and many more.

Early Notables of the Stockall family

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Canada Stockall migration to Canada +

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Stockall surname or a spelling variation of the name include :

Stockall Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Mr. Richard Stockall U.E. who settled in Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1784 1

Halifax Explosion
  • Master Allan  Stockall (1910-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 2
  • Mr. James  Stockall Sr. (1853-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 2
  • Mrs. Annie  Stockall (1855-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 2
  • Miss Dorothy  Stockall (1911-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 2
  • Mrs. Frances  Stockall, Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 2
  • ... (Another 5 entries are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


The Stockall Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Omnia mei donna Deo
Motto Translation: All my goods are the gift of God.


  1. Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
  2. Halifax Explosion Book of Remembrance | Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. (Retrieved 2014, June 23) . Retrieved from https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/halifax-explosion/halifax-explosion-book-remembrance


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