Walkingshaw History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

Early Origins of the Walkingshaw family

The surname Walkingshaw was first found in Renfrewshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Rinn Friù), a historic county of Scotland, today encompassing the Council Areas of Renfrew, East Renfrewshire, and Iverclyde, in the Strathclyde region of southwestern Scotland, at Walkinshaw the Walkinshaws of the Ilk were listed as early as 1235 and held estates at Burrowfield.

Early History of the Walkingshaw family

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Walkingshaw Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Walkinshaw, Walkingshaw and others.

Early Notables of the Walkingshaw family

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Walkingshaw migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Walkingshaw Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Marion C. Walkingshaw, aged 22, who immigrated to the United States from Biggar, in 1905
Mary Walkingshaw, aged 24, who settled in America from Olverton, Montserrat, in 1916
Richard Walkingshaw, aged 17, who immigrated to the United States from Polmont, Scotland, in 1923

Walkingshaw migration to Australia +

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

Walkingshaw Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Elizabeth Walkingshaw, English convict from Surrey, who was transported aboard the "Angelina" on April 25, 1844, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Walkingshaw (post 1700) +

Bob Walkingshaw, American actor, known for his work in I Love You Bernie Summersby (2010), Sarah's Child (1994) and One Good Man (2009)
Rachel Walkingshaw (b. 1994), Scottish footballer

Citations +

State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 27) Angelina voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1844 with 171 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/angelina/1844