| ![Show Contents]() Blackhurst History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Blackhurst is a name whose history is connected to the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Blackhurst family once lived in the village of Blackall in Devon, or one of numerous other minor locations of the same name. The place-name is derived from black hall, which indicated a manor, which was dark in color or in a dark area. Early Origins of the Blackhurst familyThe surname Blackhurst was first found in Devon, where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest in 1066. Blackhall can be found "in the regality of Garioch, Aberdeenshire. William de Blackhall who appears on a jury of inquest retouring William de Tullidaff of Lentush and Rothmaise heir of his father in 1398 is apparently the first of the name recorded. " 1 Early History of the Blackhurst familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Blackhurst research. Another 193 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1420, 1499, 1547, 1655, 1667, 1690, 1694, 1708, 1716, 1760, 1763, 1770 and 1792 are included under the topic Early Blackhurst History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Blackhurst Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Blackhurst family name include Blackhall, Blackall, Blakhall, Blaikhall and many more. Early Notables of the Blackhurst familyNotables of this surname at this time include: Offspring Blackall (bap. 1655-1716), Bishop of Exeter (1708-1716.) He "did not come into public notice until he was a middle-aged man, and of his early years little is known. He was born in London, and in due time became a member of St. Catharine's Hall, Cambridge, where, it may be presumed, he lived a strictly religious life, for he is mentioned as one of the intimate college friends of the saintly James Bonnell,who chose none but the godly for his companions. In 1690...
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Some of the Blackhurst family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 40 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Blackhurst migration to the United States | + |
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Blackhurst surname or a spelling variation of the name include:
Blackhurst Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Roger Blackhurst, who arrived in Maryland in 1668 2
Blackhurst Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Hugh Blackhurst, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1844 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Blackhurst (post 1700) | + |
- Anni Blackhurst, American actress, known for Continuity (2012), The Sound of Spying (2014) and History Is Myth (2013)
- Rod Blackhurst (b. 1980), American director, known for Alone Time (2013) and Would You (2012)
- Warren Elmer "Tweard" Blackhurst (1904-1970), American author, best known for his book "Riders of the Flood"
- Klea Blackhurst, American singer and actress, known for Andy Across the Water (2002), Elmo's Musical Adventure: Peter and the Wolf (2001) and The Onion News Network (2011)
- Warren E. Blackhurst, American Republican politician, Candidate for West Virginia State House of Delegates from Pocahontas County, 1952 3
- Mrs. J. B. Blackhurst, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1952 3
- Harry Blackhurst, American politician, Member of West Virginia State House of Delegates from Pocahontas County, 1919-20 3
- Chris Blackhurst (b. 1959), British journalist, former editor of The Independent
| Historic Events for the Blackhurst family | + |
- Mrs. Ada Blackhurst (1869-1914), née Ratcliffe Canadian Second Class Passenger from Paris, Ontario, Canada who was traveling aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 4
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- Commemoration Empress of Ireland 2014. (Retrieved 2014, June 16) . Retrieved from http://www.empress2014.ca/seclangen/listepsc1.html
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