Croasdale History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

The present generation of the Croasdale family is only the most recent to bear a name that dates back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. Their name comes from having lived in Crossdale, in the county of Yorkshire.

Early Origins of the Croasdale family

The surname Croasdale was first found in Yorkshire, where the earliest record of the name occurs was of Johannes de Crosdale in 1379 who was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls in 1379. 1

Some of the family held estates at Waddington in the West Riding of Yorkshire since early times. "This place afforded an asylum to the unfortunate monarch Henry VI., who, after the battle of Hexham, was entertained at Waddington Hall, the property of the Croasdale family, and protected by concealment from the pursuit of his enemies for nearly twelve months." 2 There is no doubt that the name is from the Yorkshire/Lancashire borders but the local seems to have been lost over the years.

Early History of the Croasdale family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Croasdale research. Another 53 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1379, 1688, 1737, 1751, 1762, 1768, 1776, 1778, 1782 and 1825 are included under the topic Early Croasdale History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Croasdale Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Croasdale include Crossdale, Crosedill, Crosdale, Croasdale, Crossdell, Crosdell, Croasdell and many more.

Early Notables of the Croasdale family

Notables of the family at this time include John Crossdill, born in London in 1751. He received his early musical education in the choir of Westminster Abbey under John Robinson and Benjamin Cooke. Upon quitting the choir he became a performer on the violoncello, and soon attained to considerable proficiency. In 1768 he became a member of the Royal Society of Musicians, and in the following year appeared at Gloucester, as principal violoncello at the meeting of the Three Choirs, a position which he continued to occupy until his...
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Croasdale migration to the United States +

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Croasdale were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:

Croasdale Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Croasdale, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1682 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Croasdale (post 1700) +

Ryan Mark Croasdale (b. 1994), English football midfielder for Sheffield Wednesday
Mark Croasdale (b. 1965), British fell running champion and competed in cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Citations +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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)