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Early Origins of the Aspland family

The surname Aspland was first found in Cambridgeshire, where the Feet of Fines recorded Absolon, son of Apsolon, as holding estates in 1199. Aspelon was listed in Huntingdonshire in 1252 and in Yorkshire, Johannes filius Asplom was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for 1302. The Curia Regis Rolls for Oxfordshire include Stephen Abselon in 1208. 1

Early History of the Aspland family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Aspland research. Another 83 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1281, 1302, 1455, 1487, 1680 and 1758 are included under the topic Early Aspland History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Aspland 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 Aspland include Absolom, Absalom, Absalon, Absolon, Apsolon, Apslom, Abslom, Asplin, Aspenlon, Aspland, Asplen, Aspling, Aspenlon and many more.

Early Notables of the Aspland family

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Aspland migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia included the First Fleet of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

First Fleet
  • Mr. Alexander Aspland, (1753 - 1790), aged 33, British settler convicted in Isle of Ely, Cambridge, England in 1786, sentenced to 14 years for stealing shoes, transported aboard the ship "Neptune, Scarborough or Surprize" leaving in 1789 arriving in New South Wales, Australia in 1790 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Aspland (post 1700) +

  • Robert Brook Aspland (1805-1869), English Unitarian minister and editor, Secretary to the British and Foreign Unitarian Association in 1859 3
  • Robert Aspland (1782-1845), English Unitarian minister, editor and activist, father of Robert Brook Aspland 4
  • Marc Aspland, English photographer for The Times, recipient of an Honorary Fellowship of The Royal Photographic Society in 2014
  1. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  2. Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 4th February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships
  3. Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 6 June 2019

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