| ![Show Contents]() Shapland History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England
Etymology of ShaplandWhat does the name Shapland mean? The Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain were the first to use the name of Shapland. The name had a practical origin since it came from when its initial bearer worked as a chaplain, the minister of a sanctuary or church. The name is derived from the Latin word capellanus 1 Early Origins of the Shapland familyThe surname Shapland was first found in Hampshire where the oldest record of the name was Albert Chapelain, who was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as a tenant in chief and the king's chaplain. 1 Early History of the Shapland familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Shapland research. Another 196 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1559, 1591, 1598, 1634, 1659, 1660, 1672, 1675, 1677 and 1696 are included under the topic Early Shapland History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Shapland Spelling VariationsUntil quite recently, the English language has lacked a definite system of spelling rules. Consequently, Anglo-Saxon surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. Changes in Anglo-Saxon names were influenced by the evolution of the English language, as it incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other languages. Although Medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, so it is common to find one person referred to by several different spellings of his surname, even the most literate people varied the spelling of their own names. Variations of the name Shapland include Chaplin, Chaplins, Chapline, Chaplyn, Cheplain, Chaplain, Chaiplin, Caplin, Caplines, Keplaine and many more. Early Notables of the Shapland familySir Francis Chaplin; Thomas Chaplin (1591-1672), an English draper and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659 and 1660; and Samuel Chapin (1598-1675), Devon-born, early settler of Springfield, Massachusetts...
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| Shapland migration to the United States | + |
Searching for a better life, many English families migrated to British colonies. Unfortunately, the majority of them traveled under extremely harsh conditions: overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the ocean. For those families that arrived safely, modest prosperity was attainable, and many went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the new colonies. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Shapland or a variant listed above:
Shapland Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- George Shapland, who landed in New York in 1834 2
| Shapland migration to Canada | + |
Shapland Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- John Shapland, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1749
| Shapland 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: Shapland Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- W. Shapland, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Tongariro" in 1888
| Contemporary Notables of the name Shapland (post 1700) | + |
- John Shapland (1832-1923), English soldier who fought for the Union Army of the United States during the American Civil War, recipient of the Medal of Honor for valor
- Frederick 'Harold' Shapland (1900-1977), England international lawn bowler at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, President of the English Bowling Association in 1959
- Joanna Mary Shapland (b. 1950), British criminologist, forensic psychologist, and academic, specialising in restorative justice and victimology
- Henry Shapland, British cabinet maker, co-founder of Shapland & Petter, an architectural doorset manufacturers in Barnstaple, Devon, active in the late 19th century
- Darren Mark Shapland (b. 1966), British businessman, former chief executive officer of Carpetright, Chairman of Maplin Electronics and Moo.com
- Gerald Shapland Carew (1860-1927), 5th Baron Carew
- Robert Shapland Carew (1818-1881), 2nd Baron Carew
- Robert Shapland Carew (1787-1856), 1st Baron Carew
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- 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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