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![Show Contents]() Hawkeshaw History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The name Hawkeshaw is part of the ancient legacy of the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is a product of when the family lived in the settlement of Hawkshaw in the county of Lancashire. The surname Hawkeshaw belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Early Origins of the Hawkeshaw familyThe surname Hawkeshaw was first found in Lancashire at Hawkshaw, a village, now in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester. Hawkshaw was also a village in Peebleshire but was destroyed when the Fruid Reservoir was constructed in 1963. Adam de Haukesheye was the first record of the family as listed in the Assize Rolls of Lancashire in 1285. 1 Early History of the Hawkeshaw familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hawkeshaw research. Another 105 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1285, 1375, 1687, 1691, 1693, 1707, 1718 and 1738 are included under the topic Early Hawkeshaw History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hawkeshaw Spelling VariationsThe first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Hawkeshaw has been spelled many different ways, including Hawkshaw, Hawkeshaw, Hawkshore, Hoxie and others. Early Notables of the Hawkeshaw familyNotables of this surname at this time include: Benjamin Hawkshaw (d. 1738), a divine, born in Dublin, and entered Trinity College in 1687. He left Ireland upon the Revolution, and entered St. John's College, Cambridge; graduated B.A. there...
Another 37 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Hawkeshaw Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Hawkeshaw family to Ireland
Some of the Hawkeshaw family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 32 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Hawkeshaw familyThousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Hawkeshaws to arrive in North America: George Hawkshaw and his son Thomas, who settled in Virginia in 1698; David Hoxie, who came to San Francisco in 1852; and Alexander Hawkshaw, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1855..
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
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