Ramsdale History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Ireland

Ramsdale is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from a family once having lived in the village of Ramsden found in various locations in England including the counties of Essex, Oxford, Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire. This local name was originally derived from the Old English word ramden which refers to those individuals who lived in the small glen.

Early Origins of the Ramsdale family

The surname Ramsdale was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Ramsdale family

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Ramsdale Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Ramsdale has been recorded under many different variations, including Ramsden, Ramsdon and others.

Early Notables of the Ramsdale family

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Migration of the Ramsdale family to Ireland

Some of the Ramsdale 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.

Ramsdale migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Ramsdale or a variant listed above:

Ramsdale Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Ramsdale, aged 43, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1812 1
Francis Ramsdale, who landed in Texas in 1835 1
Obit Ramsdale, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 1

Ramsdale migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Ramsdale Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. James Ramsdale, (b. 1817), aged 25, English farm labourer who was convicted in Stafford, Staffordshire, England for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Eden" on 12th March 1842, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Island) 2

Citations +

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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 15th December 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/eden