Gingell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Gingell

What does the name Gingell mean?

The Gingell surname is of uncertain origins, but is thought to be a local name for someone "of Gingdale, some spot in Wiltshire or Gloucestershire. I have not identified the place, but Gingell is thus originated. The surname is still closely connected with the district in which it arose." 1

Early Origins of the Gingell family

The surname Gingell was first found in Wiltshire where Michael de Gingedale was listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273. 1

Another source notes: "Godart de Ginkell, Baron de Reede, came with William, Prince of Orange, into England. He accompanied him to Ireland, where he besieged and took Athlone, for which service he was created Earl of Athlone." 2

So as to underline this reference, we found that not all of the family ventured to England as the Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae notes that Ralph and Ranulph Gansell of Normandy, France in 1198. 3

Early History of the Gingell family

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Gingell Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gingell, Gingold, Gingle, Gingen, Ginkell and many more.

Early Notables of the Gingell family

Godert de Ginkell, 1st Earl of Athlone (1630-1703), eldest son of Godard Adriaan van Reede, Baron Ginkel, born at Utrecht in 1630. He was educated for a military career, and took part in the battle of Senef in...
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Gingell 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:

Gingell Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Thomas Gingell, aged 43, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Hermione" in 1878
Annie Gingell, aged 43, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Hermione" in 1878
Edwin Gingell, aged 15, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Hermione" in 1878
Clara Gingell, aged 13, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Hermione" in 1878
Thomas Gingell, aged 11, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Hermione" in 1878
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Contemporary Notables of the name Gingell (post 1700) +

Robert Gingell, American engineer and scientist with Sun Microsystems
William Bruce Gingell (1819-1899), English architect, known for his work in Bristol
Arthur "Albert" Gingell (1883-1947), English bronze medalist wrestler at the 1908 Summer Olympics
John Gingell, English Chairman of Corsham Town F.C
Ron Gingell (1920-1988), British professional footballer, football scout and manager
Professor Susan Gingell, Canadian authority on Canadian Literature at the University of Saskatchewan
Julian Gingell (b. 1969), British songwriter and record producer
Judy Gingell (b. 1948), Aboriginal Canadian politician, Commissioner of the Yukon from 1995 to 2000
Air Chief Marshal Sir John Gingell GBE, KCB, KCVO, RAF (1925-2009), British Royal Air Force commander, Officer Commanding No. 27 Squadron flying Vulcan B2s in 1963, Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod in the Houses of Parliament until 1992

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)
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)