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![Show Contents]() Esmal History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Esmal is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in the settlement of Aspinwall, which was in the parish of Aughton in Lancashire county. The name Aspinwall literally means the aspen-well, referring to a well near a grove of aspen trees. Early Origins of the Esmal familyThe surname Esmal was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat for many centuries, and where, at an early time, probably well before the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, they founded the town of Aspinall in that county. Early History of the Esmal familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Esmal research. Another 107 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1648, 1662, 1732 and 1923 are included under the topic Early Esmal History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Esmal Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Esmal family name include Aspinal, Aspinall, Aspinwall, Aspinwal, Aspinshaw, Aschmell, Ashmell, Asmall, Espinall, Espinwall, Espinshaw and many more. Early Notables of the Esmal familyDistinguished members of the family include William Aspinwall (fl. 1648-1662), a nonconformist English minister ejected in 1662, "of the Lancashire Aspinwalls, and so has a gleam on his name...
Another 28 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Esmal Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Esmal familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Esmal surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Edward Aspinwall, who arrived in Salem, MA in 1630; William Aspinwall, his wife Elisabeth and their daughter Mary Aspinwall, who came to Charlestown, MA in 1630.
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