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The surname Gaitsgil was first found in Westmorland, at Gaisgill, a "hamlet two miles from Tebay." 1 The village name literally meant " wild-goose valley." 2 Today the hamlet is amalgamated with Tebay in Cumbria.
"The hamlet of Gaisgill being on the Yorkshire border, it is easy to see why the surname is found in the Yorkshire Poll Tax for West Riding of Yorkshire in 1379:" Alicia de Gasegill; Agnes de Gasegyll; Johannes Gaysegill; Robertus Gaysegill; Katerina de Gaseggyl; and Jacobus de Gasegill, of 'Rymyngton' all held lands there at that time.
In Scotland, where the name is now more popular, one of the first records was that of Thomas Gaskel, who was one of the witnesses in a dispute concerning lands of Monachkeneran in 1233. 3
Two sources claim the name was originally Gaelic from Gaisgeil, meaning valorous. 5 6
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gaitsgil research. Another 85 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1332, 1560, 1742, 1805, 1810, 1819, 1824, 1825, 1865, 1872 and 1884 are included under the topic Early Gaitsgil History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Gaskell, Gaskill, Gaitskill, Gaitskell and others.
Notable amongst the family at this time was Samuel Gaskell, a tanner at Newton Stewart in 1742.
William Gaskell (1805-1884), Unitarian minister, eldest son of William Gaskell (d. 15 March 1819), sail-canvas manufacturer, was born at Latchford, near Warrington, on 24 July 1805. Of an old nonconformist family, he was early destined for the ministry. After studying at Glasgow, where he graduated M.A. in 1824, he was admitted in 1825 to Manchester College, York, being nominated by Thomas Belsham as a divinity student on the Hackney fund. Gaskell died at his residence, Plymouth Grove, Manchester, on 11 June 1884; he was buried...
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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Lawrence Gaskell who settled in Maryland in 1774; Elinor Gaskill settled in Pennsylvania in 1772; followed by John in 1840; Ellis in 1878.