| ![Show Contents]() Shelldrake History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of ShelldrakeWhat does the name Shelldrake mean? The Shelldrake surname derives from the Middle English word "scheldrake," a type of brightly colored duck, from the East Anglian dialect term "scheld," meaning "variegated," and "drake," a "male duck." It has been suggested that the surname evolved from a nickname for a vain or showy person. 1 Early Origins of the Shelldrake familyThe surname Shelldrake was first found in Essex where Roger Scheldrac was the first listing of the family who appeared in the Pipe Rolls of 1195. 2 Later, the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 listed Adam Sceyldrake in Suffolk. 3 Early History of the Shelldrake familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Shelldrake research. Another 78 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1195, 1275, 1632, 1662, 1756 and 1802 are included under the topic Early Shelldrake History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Shelldrake Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Shelldrake family name include Shelldrake, Sheldrake, Shelldrick, Shelldrick, Sheldrick, Shelldrack, Sheldrack, Shelldreck and many more. Early Notables of the Shelldrake familyAnother 46 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Shelldrake Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Shelldrake familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Shelldrake surname or a spelling variation of the name include : Elizabeth Sheldrick, a bonded passenger, who came to America in 1732; Joshua Sheldrake, who came to Pennsylvania in 1849; as well as a Joseph Sheldrak, and a Sam Sheldrake, who were both recorded in the census of Ontario, Canada of 1871..
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- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
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