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Stoddart History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

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Contemporary Notables Related Stories Citations

Stoddart History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Scotland

Concerning "the origin of this name there is a tradition, that the first of the family came over with William the Conqueror, as standard-bearer to Viscompte De Pulesdon, a noble Norman, and that the name is derived from the office of a standard-bearer, and was anciently written De La Standard, corrupted to Stodard or Stodart." 1

Other sources note the name was an occupational name for a "horse-keeper" from the Old English ‘stud (of horses)’ and hlerde ‘herd.’ 2 3 4

Early Origins of the Stoddart family

The surname Stoddart was first found in Cumberland (Cumbria) where Vlfus Stodhyrda was listed in the Pipe Rolls of 1195. A few years later, Geoffrey Stodhurd was listed in the Curia Regis Rolls for Northumberland in 1219. Later again, John the Stodhirde was found in the Assize Rolls for Cheshire in 1286 and Richard le Stodehard was found in Yorkshire in 1332. Thomas Stoderd and John Stodard were both listed as Freemen of York in 1481 and 1482 respectively. 4

Early History of the Stoddart family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stoddart research. Another 120 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1376, 1568, 1750, 1755, 1765, 1770, 1773, 1779, 1780, 1790, 1791, 1794, 1796, 1798, 1801, 1803, 1807, 1812, 1816, 1826, 1827, 1828, 1834, 1836, 1839, 1846, 1853, 1856, 1872, 1879 and 1895 are included under the topic Early Stoddart History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stoddart Spelling Variations

Stoddart, Stoddard, Stodart, Stodhard, Stodhart, Stothert, Stodird

Early Notables of the Stoddart family

Notable amongst the family name during their early history was

Sir John Stoddart (1773-1856), English journalist, eldest son of John Stoddart, lieutenant in the Royal Navy, born at Salisbury on 6 Feb. 1773. He was educated at Salisbury grammar school, and matricu...

Stoddart migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stoddart Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Soloman Stoddart, who arrived in America in 1679 5

Stoddart Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Lawrence Stoddart, aged 24, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1774 5
William Stoddart, who settled in Virginia in 1774
Lawrence Stoddart, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1774

Stoddart Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Stoddart, aged 24, who landed in New York in 1812 5
Alexander Stoddart, aged 41, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1850 5
L Stoddart, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 5

Stoddart migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stoddart Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Jessie Stoddart, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1907

Stoddart migration to Australia +

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

Stoddart Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

David Stoddart, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Fairfield" in 1839 6
Lawrence Stoddart, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Palmyra" in 1839 7
Mary Ann Stoddart, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Palmyra" in 1839 7
Thomas Stoddart, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Palmyra" in 1839 7
Mary Stoddart, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Palmyra" in 1839 7
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Stoddart 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:

Stoddart Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

James Stoddart, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1841
Mr. Stoddart, British schoolmaster travelling from London aboard the ship "Randolph" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand in September 1850 8
Mrs. Stoddart, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Randolph" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand in September 1850 8
Miss Rebecca Stoddart, (b. 1837), aged 22, British settler travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Roman Emperor" arriving in Lyttlelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 26th January 1860 8
Mr. Pringle F. Stoddart, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Lady Egidia" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 9th February 1861 9
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Stoddart (post 1700) +

William Lee Stoddart (1868-1940), American architect, best known for his hotels in the eastern United States
David Leonard Stoddart (1926-2020), Baron Stoddart of Swindon, English peer and politician who served as Member of Parliament for Swindon from 1970 to 1983
Sir John Stoddart (1773-1856), English journalist, eldest son of John Stoddart, lieutenant in the royal navy, born at Salisbury
Peter Laurence Bowring Stoddart (b. 1934), former English cricketer
Wing Commander Sir Kenneth Maxwell Stoddart KCVO KStJ, AE, JP, LLD (1914-2008), English Battle of Britain Pilot from Liverpool
Andrew Ernest Stoddart (1863-1915), English cricketer, and rugby union player, Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1893
Thomas Stoddart (1953-2021), British photojournalist, best known for his capture of the fall of the Berlin Wall
James Fraser Stoddart FRS FRSE FRSC (b. 1942), Scottish chemist, Board of Trustees Professor of Chemistry and head of the Stoddart Mechanostereochemistry Group in the Department of Chemistry at Northwestern University in the United States
Paul Stoddart (b. 1955), Australian millionaire airline magnate, and former owner of the Minardi Formula One racing team
Jennifer Stoddart (b. 1949), 6th Privacy Commissioner of Canada (2003-2013)
... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Arthur, William , An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. London: 1857. Print
Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
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) FAIRFIELD 1839. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1839Fairfield.htm
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) PALMYRA 1839. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1839Palmyra.htm
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html