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The origins of the Shalcros name come from when the Anglo-Saxon tribes ruled over Britain. The name Shalcros was originally derived from a family having lived in the county of Derbyshire. The surname Shalcros is a habitation surname which forms a broad category of surnames that were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. In this case the family was named after the ancient stone cross that stood in the High Peak forest in the parish of Shackelcross.
The surname Shalcros was first found in Derbyshire at Shallcross, a small village in northwestern portion of the shire. Some claim the name Shallcross comes from an ancient stone cross, known as the Shall Cross which dated back to 832 when St. Paulinus visited the area.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Shalcros research. Another 58 words (4 lines of text) covering the year 1686 is included under the topic Early Shalcros History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Shalcros include Shallcross, Shalcross, Shawcross, Shallcrosse and others.
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A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants: Bradford, James and Samuel Shawcross arrived in Philadelphia between 1852 and 1871.