The surname Rothall was first found in Buckinghamshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor Mulsho. 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 12th century when they held estates in that shire at Mulsho.
Early History of the Rothall family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rothall research. Another 160 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1139, 1221, 1455, 1487, 1500, 1505, 1509, 1510, 1513, 1523 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Rothall History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Rothall Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Ruthall, Rothall, Ruthal, Rothal and others.
Early Notables of the Rothall family
Thomas Ruthall or Rowthall (died 1523), English divine, Bishop of Durham, a native of Cirencester. He was educated at Oxford, and incorporated D.D. at Cambridge in 1500, but before this date he had entered the service of Henry VII. In 1505 he was made prebendary of Lincoln, and was appointed dean there. Henry VII, who had already made him a... Another 59 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Rothall Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Rothall family
Some 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..
