Sempel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Sempel family
The surname Sempel 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, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.
Early History of the Sempel family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sempel research. Another 143 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1280, 1315, 1489, 1545, 1558, 1564, 1566, 1577, 1591, 1595, 1596, 1600, 1616, 1621, 1625, 1640, 1643, 1644, 1654, 1663, 1666, 1667, 1677, 1680, 1682, 1700, 1741, 1749, 1757, 1782 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Sempel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Sempel Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Semple, Simple, Sempill, Sempell, Symple, Sympell and many more.
Early Notables of the Sempel family
Notable amongst the family at this time was Lord George Sempill; and Sir James Sempill (1566-1625), Scottish Ambassador to England (1591-1600); Robert Sempill, the Younger (1595?-1663?), Scottish poet, best known for his ballad, "The Life and Death of Habbie Simpson, Piper of Kilbarchan" (c. 1640); and Francis Sempill (1616?-1682), Deputy Sheriff of Renfrewshire (1667.) 1
Hugh Sempill or Semple (1596-1654), was a Scottish mathematician, born at Craigevar and was was nephew of Colonel William Sempill. Sir James Sempill (1566-1625) of Beltrees, called by Knox 'the dancer,' was eldest son of John Sempill. His father and mother were special favourites of the queen...
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Migration of the Sempel family to Ireland
Some of the Sempel family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 123 words (9 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Sempel migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Sempel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Aaltje G Kaptein Sempel, aged 49, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 2
- Geert K Sempel, aged 12, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 2
- J W Sempel, aged 67, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 2
- Karst Warners Sempel, aged 48, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 2
- Mary Ann K Sempel, aged 8, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 2
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Citations +
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
- 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)