Clipston History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Clipston

What does the name Clipston mean?

The name Clipston is of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from when the family lived in Clippesby, a parish, in the East and West Flegg incorporation, hundred of West Flegg of Norfolk. "The church is partly in the early and partly in the later style, and the chancel contains an altar-tomb to the memory of John Clippesby and his lady, whose effigies are inlaid in brass. " 1

Early Origins of the Clipston family

The surname Clipston was first found in Nottingham, where Johyn Clipstone (fl. 1378), was an English divine and a "member of the Carmelite convent of St. Nicholas in that city. He was also professor of sacred literature at Cambridge University. He wrote a variety of theological and devotional works, the style of which is much praised by Leland." 2

Early History of the Clipston family

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Clipston Spelling Variations

It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, early Anglo-Saxon surnames like Clipston are characterized by many spelling variations. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages, even literate people changed the spelling of their names. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. The variations of the name Clipston include: Clypsby, Clippesby, Clipesby, Clipsby, Clipesbi, Clipseby, Clipsbie, Clipsley and many more.

Early Notables of the Clipston family

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Clipston migration to Australia +

Clipston Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

James Clipston, aged 48, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1858 aboard the ship "General Hewett"

Contemporary Notables of the name Clipston (post 1700) +

Richard Clipston Sturgis (1860-1951), American architect based in Boston, Massachusetts

Sources +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print