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The ancestors of the name Wudstake date back to the days of the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from their residence in Woodstock, a town in the north-west part of Oxfordshire.
The surname Wudstake was first found in Oxfordshire at Woodstock. "This town is of Saxon origin, and was called by that people Vudestoc, signifying a woody place. It appears to have been chosen at an early period as an abode of royalty, and the manor-house, as it was called, is supposed to have been built upon the site of a Roman villa. Edmund of Woodstock, the second son of Edward I., was born here; as were also Edward the Black Prince, and Thomas of Woodstock, sons of Edward III. Henry VII. added considerably to the buildings of the palace, erecting the front and the principal gate-house." 1
"Edmund of Woodstock, Earl of Kent (1301-1330), youngest son of Edward I, by his second wife, Margaret of France, was born at Woodstock on 5 Aug. 1301. On 31 Aug. 1306 he received from his father a revenue of seven thousand marks a year. It was commonly believed that the old king proposed to confer the rich earldom of Cornwall either on Edmund or on his elder brother Thomas of Brotherton; but the accession of Edward II secured that prize for the favourite, Gaveston. Edward II, however, placed Edward Baliol in the custody of his half-brother. In 1319 he made Edmund lord of the castle and honour of Knaresborough." 2
The Feet of Fines for Oxfordshire included Alisius de Wodestoke in 1235. 3
The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 listed: Hudde de Wodestok, Oxfordshire; and John de Wodestok, Oxfordshire. 4
Robert Wodestoke was found in the Assize Rolls for Devon in 1359 3 and another source notes: "Lifton, which adjoins Marystow, one of the frontier parishes of Devon next Cornwall, passed from the Crown, by the grant of King John in 1199, to Agatha, who had been nurse to Eleanor his mother. By Edward I. the manor, hundred, and advowson were given to Thomas of Woodstock, and descended thence through the Hollands to the Nevilles." 5
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wudstake research. Another 64 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1326, 1330, 1331 and 1385 are included under the topic Early Wudstake History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Wudstake has been spelled many different ways. Before English spelling became standardized over the last few hundred years, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. As the English language changed in the Middle Ages, absorbing pieces of Latin and French, as well as other languages, the spelling of people's names also changed considerably, even over a single lifetime. Many variations of the name Wudstake have been found, including Woodstock, Woodstocke and others.
Notables of this surname at this time include: Edmund of Woodstock, 2nd Earl of Kent (c. 1326-1331), who inherited the Earldom of Kent in 1331, a year after his father, Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, was attainted. In 1330 he was, on the petition of his mother and the reversal of his father's condemnation, recognized as Earl of Kent. He died very...
Another 63 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Wudstake Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In an attempt to escape the chaos experienced in England, many English families boarded overcrowded and diseased ships sailing for the shores of North America and other British colonies. Those families hardy enough, and lucky enough, to make the passage intact were rewarded with land and a social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families became important contributors to the young colonies in which they settled. Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first Wudstakes to arrive on North American shores: Robert Woodstock arrived in St. Christopher in 1635; John Woodstock arrived in Maryland in 1775.