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The Hothersall name has descended through the generations from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived in the township of Hothersall, which is loacted near Preston in the parish of Ribchester in Lancashire.
The surname Hothersall was first found in Lancashire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hothersall research. Another 70 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1560 is included under the topic Early Hothersall History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Hothersall has undergone many spelling variations, including Hothersall, Hothersal, Hothersell, Hodersall and many more.
Distinguished members of the family include
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Hothersall were among those contributors: