Diggle History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Diggle

What does the name Diggle mean?

This surname is derived from a geographical locality as in 'of Diggle,' once a farmstead, scarcely a hamlet, in the parish of Saddleworth, on the Yorkshire border of South Lancashire. 1 The name Diggle comes from the Saxon word degle meaning "valley".

Today Diggle is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.

Early Origins of the Diggle family

The surname Diggle was first found in Yorkshire where Agnes Diggell was listed in the Assize Rolls of 1219. 2 Searching early records in Somerset, we found William Diggel there 1 Edward III (during the first year of the reign of Edward III.) 3

Early History of the Diggle family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Diggle research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1627, 1637, 1660, 1663, 1667, 1688 and 1696 are included under the topic Early Diggle History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Diggle Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Diggles, Dickles, Dickels, Dikels, Diggels, Digels, Diglin, Diglen and many more.

Early Notables of the Diggle family

The Venerable Edmund Diggle (1627-1688) English priest, Treasurer of Lichfield Cathedral in 1660

Diggle migration to the United States +

Diggle Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Robert Diggle, aged 42, who arrived in New York in 1864 4

Diggle migration to Australia +

Diggle Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Robert Diggle, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Fairlee" in 1840 5
Miss Mary Diggle, (b. 1806), aged 35, British house servant who was convicted in Lancashire, England for 10 years for stealing money, transported aboard the "Garland Grove" on 14th June 1841, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 6

Diggle migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Diggle Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Miss Elizabeth A. Diggle, (b. 1862), aged Infant, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship 'Mermaid' arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 26th December 1862 7
Mr. Matthew Diggle, (b. 1829), aged 33, British farm labourer travelling from London aboard the ship 'Mermaid' arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 26th December 1862 7
Mrs. Elizabeth Diggle, (b. 1830), aged 32, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship 'Mermaid' arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 26th December 1862 7
Miss Julia Diggle, (b. 1855), aged 7, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship 'Mermaid' arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 26th December 1862 7
Mr. Arthur Diggle, (b. 1857), aged 5, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship 'Mermaid' arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 26th December 1862 7
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Contemporary Notables of the name Diggle (post 1700) +

Roland Diggle (1885-1954), English-born, American organist and composer who wrote and arranged an enormous number of published pieces
Percy Robert Diggle, English sportsman who played rugby union at an international level, touring Argentina with the 1910 Combined British rugby union side
John William Diggle (1847-1920), English Anglican bishop, Archdeacon of Westmorland from 1896 to 1901, Archdeacon of Birmingham from 1903 to 1904, and Bishop of Carlisle from 1905 to his death in 1920
Edward Diggle (1864-1934), English professional billiard player, known as "The Mechanical Methodical Mancunian"
Devon Diggle (b. 1988), Canadian water polo player who joined the senior Canadian national team in 2007 and was part of the Canadian team at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Geoffrey Harber Diggle (1902-1993), British chess player and writer, "one of the best writers on chess that I know"
Peter John Diggle (b. 1950), British statistician at the Faculty of Health and Medicine at Lancaster University, and the Institute of Infection and Global Health at the University of Liverpool
Graham Diggle (1889-1971), Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (1907-1909)
The Reverend Joseph Robert Diggle JP (1849-1917), British Anglican clergyman, politician and public servant
... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Sources +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. 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)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) FAIRLIE/FAIRLEE 1840. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1840Fairlie.htm
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 24th October 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html