Origins Available: English,
Scottish
The Burtenshaw surname is habitational, taken on from the name of the Chapelry of Birkenshaw in the Parish of Birstall, county
Yorkshire. The place literally means "small wood or copse where birch trees grow" from the Old English "bircen"
[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)Early Origins of the Burtenshaw family
The surname Burtenshaw was first found in
Yorkshire, where they held a
family seat from very ancient times, most likely even before the
Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D., given the Old English roots of their name. The first on record was William del Birkenschawe listed in 1274 in the Court Rolls of the Manor of Wakefield,
Yorkshire. A Thomas Birchynshaw was listed in the
Poll Tax Rolls of that same county in 1379.
Early History of the Burtenshaw family
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Burtenshaw Spelling Variations
Before English spelling was standardized a few
hundred years ago,
spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Burtenshaw include Birkenshaw, Birkinshaw, Bircumshaw, Burtenshaw and many more.
Early Notables of the Burtenshaw family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Burtenshaw family to Ireland
Some of the Burtenshaw family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Burtenshaw family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Burtenshaw Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
- Ann Burtenshaw, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Cleveland" in 1839 [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) CLEVELAND 1839. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1839Cleveland.htm
Contemporary Notables of the name Burtenshaw (post 1700)
- Charles Edward "Charlie" Burtenshaw (b. 1922), English former professional association football player
- William Frederick "Bill" Burtenshaw (1925-2010), English former professional football player
- Norman Burtenshaw (b. 1926), English former football referee
- Steve Burtenshaw (b. 1935), English former football player and manager
- Edward Burtenshaw Sugden PC (1781-1875), 1st Baron Saint Leonards, British lawyer, judge and Conservative politician, Lord Chancellor of Ireland in 1835
- Richard Burtenshaw Elms (b. 1949), former English cricketer
Historic Events for the Burtenshaw family
HMS Royal Oak
- Clifford Henry Burtenshaw (1899-1939), British Able Seaman with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking [3]CITATION[CLOSE]
Ships hit by U-boats crew list HMS Royal Oak (08) - (Retrieved 2018 February, 9th) - retrieved from https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html