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Early Origins of the Shillito family

The surname Shillito was first found in Staffordshire where they held a family seat and were believed to be descended from an ancient Saxon Chieftain named Scealda who held lands in that shire before the Norman Conquest.

Early History of the Shillito family

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Shillito Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Shillitoe, Shillittoe, Sillitoe, Sillittoe, Silitoe, Silittoe, Shillady, Sillito, Sillitto, Shillitty, Shillity and many more.

Early Notables of the Shillito family

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Ireland Migration of the Shillito family to Ireland

Some of the Shillito 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.


United States Shillito migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Shillito Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Roger Shillito, who arrived in Virginia in 1637 aboard the ship "Tristram and Jane" 1
Shillito Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Michael Shillito, who landed in New York in 1836 1

Australia Shillito migration to Australia +

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

Shillito Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. William Shillito, (b. 1784), aged 32, English labourer who was convicted in Yorkshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Fame" on 9th October 1816, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died in 1829 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Shillito (post 1700) +

  • Carl Shillito, American sound mixer, known for The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) and The Big Sick (2017)
  • William "Bill" James Robert Shillito (b. 1986), known as DM Ashura, an American electronic artist from Brooklyn, New York
  • John Shillito (1809-1879), American co-founder of John Shillito & Co. (known as Shillito's), Cincinnati's first department store in 1830
  • William Shillito, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 2012 3
  • Ben Shillito (b. 1978), English writer and producer from Leicester, Leicestershire, known for known for Dead Cert (2010), Big Fat Gypsy Gangster (2011) and Just for the Record (2010)


  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)
  2. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 27th September 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/fairlie
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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