Bastock Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The Bastock name has descended through the generations from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived in Cheshire, where they derived their name from the township of Bostock, in the parish of Davenham.

Bastock Early Origins

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The surname Bastock was first found in Cheshire at Bostock, a township, in the parish of Davenham, union and hundred of Northwich. "This place gave name to a family descended from Osmerus, lord of Bostock in the reign of William the Conqueror: the heiress of the elder branch brought the manor in the latter part of the 15th century to the Savages." "John Bostock, abbot of St. Alban's, a learned divine and poet in the time of Henry VI., was born [at Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire], and was commonly called John of Wheathampstead."

Bastock Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Bastock has undergone many spelling variations, including Bostock, Bowstock, Boast, Bostake, Bostick and many more.

Bastock Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bastock research. Another 169 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1593, 1654, 1773 and 1846 are included under the topic Early Bastock History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bastock Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Bastock were among those contributors:

Bastock Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Mr Bastock, who landed in Virginia in 1700

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Citations

^ Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.

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The Bastock Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Bastock Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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