| ![Show Contents]() Horsefall History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of HorsefallWhat does the name Horsefall mean? Horsefall is a name whose history is connected to the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Horsefall family once lived in the settlement of Horsfall in Todmorden in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The name Horsefall may have also been applied as an occupational surname to someone who worked at a stable or horse pasture. The surname is derived from the Old English words hors, which means horse, and falod, which means enclosure or field. Early Origins of the Horsefall familyThe surname Horsefall was first found in Yorkshire, where they held a family seat from very early times. Early History of the Horsefall familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Horsefall research. Another 64 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1379, 1586, 1609, 1661 and 1796 are included under the topic Early Horsefall History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Horsefall 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 Horsefall family name include Horsfall, Horsefall, Horsfal, Horesfall and others. Early Notables of the Horsefall familyMore information is included under the topic Early Horsefall Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Horsefall family to IrelandSome of the Horsefall family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Horsefall migration to the United States | + |
For 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 Horsefall surname or a spelling variation of the name include:
Horsefall Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Luke Horsefall, who sailed to America in 1729
| Horsefall 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: Horsefall Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Miss Martha Horsefall, (b. 1862), aged 8 months, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Echunga" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 24th December 1862 1
- Mr. William Horsefall, (b. 1825), aged 37, British labourer travelling from London aboard the ship "Echunga" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 24th December 1862 1
- Mrs. Elizabeth Horsefall, (b. 1832), aged 30, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Echunga" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 24th December 1862 1
- Miss Mary Alice Horsefall, (b. 1855), aged 7, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Echunga" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 24th December 1862 1
- Miss Olive Horsefall, (b. 1860), aged 2, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Echunga" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 24th December 1862 1
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
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