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Appleyard is a name whose history is connected to the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Appleyard family once lived near an orchard, or in the settlement of Appleyard in Yorkshire. In either case, the name is ultimately derived from the Old English words æppel, meaning apple, and geard, meaning enclosure.

Appleyard Early Origins

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The surname Appleyard was first found in the counties of Yorkshire and Norfolk, where they held a family seat from ancient times. They retained their estates after the Norman invasion in 1066 A.D.

Appleyard Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Appleyard family name include Appleyard, Appleyeard, Appelyard, Apelyard and many more.

Appleyard Early History

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Appleyard Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Appleyard surname or a spelling variation of the name include:

Appleyard Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Appleyard settled in Virginia in 1663
Thomas Appleyard, who landed in Maryland in 1672

Appleyard Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Elizabeth Appleyard who settled in Rappahannock, Virginia in 1729

Appleyard Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

David Appleyard settled in New York state in 1820
John Appleyard settled in Pennsylvania in 1836
Gilbert C. Appleyard settled in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1881

Appleyard Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Benjamin W Appleyard, aged 26, who emigrated to the United States from Manchester, in 1903
Elijah Appleyard, aged 42, who landed in America from Liverpool, in 1904
Florence E. Appleyard, aged 34, who emigrated to the United States from London, in 1904
Beatrice Appleyard, aged 23, who settled in America from Patricroft, England, in 1910
Eliza A. Appleyard, aged 55, who emigrated to America from Bradford, England, in 1911
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Appleyard Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Frederick William Appleyard, aged 49, who emigrated to Toronto, Canada, in 1913

Appleyard Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

William Appleyard (aged 21), a quarryman, arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Eliza"

Appleyard Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Henry Appleyard landed in Auckland, New Zealand in 1840

Contemporary Notables of the name Appleyard (post 1700)

Bryan Appleyard (b. 1951), English journalist and author
Bob Appleyard (b. 1924), one of the best English bowlers
Major John Geoffrey Appleyard (1916-1943), British Special Air Service (SAS) officer
Ronald Appleyard, Australian Art Collector
Harold Appleyard, Anglican Bishop to the Canadian Forces
Raymond Appleyard, Director General to the European Community
Peter Appleyard OC (1928-2013), English-born, Canadian jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, and composer, perhaps best known for his performances with Benny Goodman's jazz sextet in the 1970s
Fred Appleyard (1874-1963), British landscape artist
Donald Appleyard (1928-1982), Professor of Urban Design at the University of California

Appleyard Historic Events

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Mr. John A F Appleyard (b. 1911), English Ordinary Seaman serving for the Royal Navy from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, who sailed into battle on the HMS Hood and died on 24th May 1941 in the sinking

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Other References

Bardsley, C.W. A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6).
Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
Mills, A.D. Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4).
Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
Burke, Sir Bernard. General Armory Of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. Print.
Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
Bullock, L.G. Historical Map of England and Wales. Edinburgh: Bartholomew and Son, 1971. Print.
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