| ![Show Contents]() Beckonshaw History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Beckonshaw familyThe surname Beckonshaw was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire. Early History of the Beckonshaw familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Beckonshaw research. Another 150 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1468, 1487, 1510, 1544, 1549, 1600, 1610, 1617, 1628, 1664 and 1685 are included under the topic Early Beckonshaw History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Beckonshaw Spelling VariationsThe English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Beckonshaw has been recorded under many different variations, including Beconsall, Beconshaw, Beckonshaw, Beckonsall, Bekonsall, Bekonshaw, Bekonsale, Beckonsale, Beckonshawe, Bekonshawe, Beconshawe, Beaconshaw, Beaconsall, Beconshall, Beconshal, Beconshell, Beekenshall, Beekenshaw, Beeconshaw, Beecenshaw, Beekonshaw and many more. Early Notables of the Beckonshaw familyDistinguished members of the family include Sir White Beconshaw of Moyles Court at Ellingham in Hampshire, father of Alice Beconshaw who married John Lisle (1610- 1664) to become Lady Lisle (1617-1685.) John Lisle was assassinated while in exile in Switzerland in 1664, for his part in the execution of Charles...
Another 49 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Beckonshaw Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Beckonshaw familyFor many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Beckonshaw or a variant listed above: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
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