Eggleton Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Eggleton Early Origins

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The surname Eggleton was first found in Durham. Egglestone Abbey is a former Premonstratensian Abbey on the southern Yorkshire bank of the River Tees, now in ruins.

Eggleton Spelling Variations

Although the name, Eggleton, appeared in many references, from time to time, the surname was shown with the spellings Eagleton, Eaglestone, Eglestone, Egglestone and many more.

Eggleton Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Eggleton research. Another 263 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1260, 1581, 1603, 1623, 1610 and 1623 are included under the topic Early Eggleton History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Eggleton Early Notables (pre 1700)

Another 32 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Eggleton Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Eggleton In Ireland

Some of the Eggleton family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 176 words (13 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Eggleton Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Henry Eggleton, English convict from Bucks, who was transported aboard the "Adelaide" on August 08, 1849, settling in Van Diemen's Land and Port Phillip, Australia ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 17) Adelaide voyage to Van Diemen's Land and Port Phillip, Australia in 1849 with 303 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/adelaide/1849

Contemporary Notables of the name Eggleton (post 1700)

Bob Eggleton (b. 1960), American eight-time Hugo Award winning science fiction, fantasy, and horror artist
Anthony "Tony" Eggleton AO, CVO (b. 1932), Australian politician, former Federal Director of the Liberal Party of Australia, press secretary to the Prime Minister of Australia, Harold Holt
Jaimee Eggleton (b. 1964), Canadian figure skater at the 1984 Winter Olympics
David Eggleton (b. 1952), New Zealand poet and writer
Benjamin Eggleton, Australian professor of physics at the University of Sydney, awarded the Walter Boas Medal in 2011
Arthur "Art" Eggleton (b. 1943), Canadian politician, Senator for Ontario (2005-), Member of the Canadian Parliament for York Centre (1980-1991), the 59th Mayor of Toronto (1980-1991)

Eggleton Historic Events

HMS Repulse

Mr. Douglas Graylen Eggleton, British Able Bodied Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse and died during the sinking ^[2]CITATION[CLOSE]
HMS Repulse Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listrepulsecrew.html

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Citations

^ State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 17) Adelaide voyage to Van Diemen's Land and Port Phillip, Australia in 1849 with 303 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/adelaide/1849
^ HMS Repulse Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listrepulsecrew.html

Other References

Hinde, Thomas Ed. The Domesday Book England's Heritage Then and Now. Surrey: Colour Library Books, 1995. Print. (ISBN 1-85833-440-3).
Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
Burke, John Bernard Ed. The Roll of Battle Abbey. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
Burke, Sir Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry: Including American Families with British Ancestry. (2 Volumes). London: Burke Publishing, 1939. Print.
Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
Bullock, L.G. Historical Map of England and Wales. Edinburgh: Bartholomew and Son, 1971. Print.
Burke, Sir Bernard. General Armory Of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. Print.
Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
Shirley, Evelyn Philip. Noble and Gentle Men of England Or Notes Touching The Arms and Descendants of the Ancient Knightley and Gentle Houses of England Arranged in their Respective Counties 3rd Edition. Westminster: John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, 1866. Print.
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The Eggleton Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Eggleton Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 7 December 2016 at 07:10.