Cockshut History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

Etymology of Cockshut

What does the name Cockshut mean?

The Anglo-Saxon name Cockshut comes from the family having resided in Cockshut a small chapelry in the county of Salop. The distinguished name Cockshut is derived from the Old English word of Coccscyute, when translated means the place where they stretched the nets to catch a small game bird called a woodcock.

Early Origins of the Cockshut family

The surname Cockshut was first found in Sussex, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Cockshut family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cockshut research. Another 83 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1312, 1327, 1562, 1628 and 1794 are included under the topic Early Cockshut History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cockshut Spelling Variations

Cockshut has been spelled many different ways. Before English spelling became standardized over the last few hundred years, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. As the English language changed in the Middle Ages, absorbing pieces of Latin and French, as well as other languages, the spelling of people's names also changed considerably, even over a single lifetime. Spelling variants included: Cockshut, Cockshot, Cockshoot, Cokshute, Cokshote, Cocshete, Cocke Shoute, Cockshutt, Cockshute, Cokschote and many more.

Early Notables of the Cockshut family

More information is included under the topic Early Cockshut Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cockshut migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 1

Cockshut Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Humphrey Cockshut who arrived in Barbados in 1663

Sources +

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies