Ashville History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• Ireland
• Scotland

Etymology of Ashville

The ancestors of the bearers of the Ashville family name are thought have lived in ancient Anglo-Saxon England. They were first found in Ashfield, which means the open field with ash trees. It is a place-name appearing in Lancashire, and is were the family originated, though they became centered in Suffolk.

Early Origins of the Ashville family

Early History of the Ashville family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ashville research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1506, 1559, 1560, 1569, 1570, 1576, 1578, 1599, 1604, 1620, 1660 and 1690 are included under the topic Early Ashville History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ashville Spelling Variations

Until quite recently, the English language has lacked a definite system of spelling rules. Consequently, Anglo-Saxon surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. Changes in Anglo-Saxon names were influenced by the evolution of the English language, as it incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other languages. Although Medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, so it is common to find one person referred to by several different spellings of his surname, even the most literate people varied the spelling of their own names. Variations of the name Ashville include Ashfield, Ashfields and others.

Early Notables of the Ashville family

Sir Edmund Ashfield (c. 1506-1578) of Ewelme, Oxfordshire, an English politician, High Sheriff of Berkshire and Oxfordshire (1559-1560), High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire (1569-1570.) Edmund Ashfield (1576-c. 1620), was an English Catholic from Tattenhoe in Buckinghamshire. In 1599 he travelled to Edinburgh to meet James VI of Scotland. He was mistakenly kidnapped by the English Ambassador from England in the belief that Ashfield was an agent of James VI and working to further his succession to the English throne. His kidnappers were...
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Migration of the Ashville family to Ireland

Some of the Ashville family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Ashville family

Searching for a better life, many English families migrated to British colonies. Unfortunately, the majority of them traveled under extremely harsh conditions: overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the ocean. For those families that arrived safely, modest prosperity was attainable, and many went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the new colonies. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Ashville or a variant listed above: James Ashfield settled in Virginia in 1636; John Ashfield settled in West New Jersey in 1664; and Henry Ashfield settled in Maryland in 1776.