Birtenshaw History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Birtenshaw family

The surname Birtenshaw was first found in Lanarkshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig) a former county in the central Strathclyde region of Scotland, now divided into the Council Areas of North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, and the City of Glasgow, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Birtenshaw family

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Birtenshaw Spelling Variations

Before the printing press standardized spelling in the last few hundred years, no general rules existed in the English language. Spelling variations in Scottish names from the Middle Ages are common even within a single document. Birtenshaw has been spelled Birkenshaw, Birkinshaw, Birkshaw, Burdenshaw and others.

Early Notables of the Birtenshaw family

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Migration of the Birtenshaw family to Ireland

Some of the Birtenshaw 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 Birtenshaw family

For Scottish immigrants, the great expense of travel to North America did not seem such a problem in those unstable times. Acres of land awaited them and many got the chance to fight for their freedom in the American War of Independence. These Scots and their ancestors went on to play important roles in the forging of the great nations of the United States and Canada. Among them: Richard Burchenshaw settled in Virginia in 1642.