| ![Show Contents]() Mottershaw History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Mottershaw familyThe surname Mottershaw was first found in Staffordshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, having prevailed over King Harold, granted most of Britain to his many victorious Barons. It was not uncommon to find a Baron, or a Bishop, with 60 or more Lordships scattered throughout the country. These he gave to his sons, nephews and other junior lines of his family and they became known as under-tenants. They adopted the Norman system of surnames which identified the under-tenant with his holdings so as to distinguish him from the senior stem of the family. After many rebellious wars between his Barons, Duke William, commissioned a census of all England to determine in 1086, settling once and for all, who held which land. He called the census the Domesday Book, 1 indicating that those holders registered would hold the land until the end of time. Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Moddershall, held by William from Earl Roger, Norman nobles, who were recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. Early History of the Mottershaw familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mottershaw research. Another 57 words (4 lines of text) covering the year 1305 is included under the topic Early Mottershaw History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Mottershaw Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Mothershall, Moddershall, Mothersole, Mothersill, Mothershaw, Moddershaw, Muddershaw, Muddersole, Muthersole, Muthershaw, Mothersill, Mottershaw and many more. Early Notables of the Mottershaw familyMore information is included under the topic Early Mottershaw Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Mottershaw familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
| Contemporary Notables of the name Mottershaw (post 1700) | + |
- Frank Storm Mottershaw (1881-1931), English second son of Frank Mottershaw Sr
- Frank Mottershaw (1850-1932), early English cinema director based in Sheffield, Yorkshire
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
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