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Early Origins of the Oldale family

The surname Oldale was first found in Worcestershire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1275 of Robert Oldehale held lands.

Early History of the Oldale family

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Oldale Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Oldale, Oldall, Oldhall, Oldhale and others.

Early Notables of the Oldale family

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United States Oldale migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Oldale Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • John Oldale, who arrived in Virginia in 1652 1


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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