| ![Show Contents]() Shippard History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Shippard is an old Anglo-Saxon name that was given to a person who was a person who worked as a shepherd, the guardian of the sheep. 1 2 Occupational names that were derived from the common trades of the medieval era transcended European cultural and linguistic boundaries. Occupational names frequently were derived from the principal object associated with the activity of the original bearer, such as tools or products. These types of occupational surnames are called metonymic surnames. In this case the surname was originally derived from the Old English word sceap, meaning sheep and hierde meaning herdsman. While this traditional understand of the surname's meaning is in many ways self explanatory today, in examining the Coat of Arms invariably we find battle axes. This is not surprising as the ancient shepherds were employed to dig sod around the embattlements of a Saxon village as a means of defense, hence the term "the shepherd's ring." Their tools were battle axes. Early Origins of the Shippard familyThe surname Shippard was first found in the Southern counties of England, where they could be found from early times. Early recorded instances of the name include William Sepherd listed in Rotuli Hundredorum, in Oxfordshire in 1279. 3 The same rolls listed Margaret le Sephirde in Huntingdonshire and Walter le Schepherde in Cambridgeshire. 4 Henry Sephurde was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex of 1296 while Walter le Shepperde was listed in the Feet of Fines of Staffordshire in 1307. 3 Later, the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 listed William Shephirde; and Johannes Schephirde. 4 Early History of the Shippard familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Shippard research. Another 85 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1307, 1317, 1327, 1399, 1413, 1515, 1559, 1605, 1634, 1635, 1648, 1649, 1698, 1720 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Shippard History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Shippard Spelling VariationsThe 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. Shippard has been recorded under many different variations, including Shepherd, Shephard, Sheppard, Sheppeard, Shepperd and others. Early Notables of the Shippard familyDistinguished members of the family include Shepherd, alias Thwattes, of Derbyshire, who were a noble family during the reign of Henry IV (ruled 1399-1413); John Sheppard (c.1515-1559) English composer & organist, considered one of the finest English church composers of the Tudor era; Thomas Shepard (1605-1649), born in Towcester...
Another 49 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Shippard Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Shippard family to Ireland
Some of the Shippard family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 65 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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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 Shippard or a variant listed above:
Shippard Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Adrell Shippard, who landed in Virginia in 1654 5
- Ann Shippard, who arrived in Virginia in 1654 5
- Eliz Shippard, who landed in Virginia in 1654 5
- Abigail Shippard, who arrived in Maryland in 1668 5
Shippard Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Mr. H. Shippard, (b. 1810), aged 31, Cornish settler departing from Falmouth aboard the ship "Cornwall" arriving in the United States on 3 June 1841 6
- Mrs. E. Shippard, (b. 1810), aged 31, Cornish settler departing from Falmouth aboard the ship "Cornwall" arriving in the United States on 3 June 1841 6
- Miss A. Shippard, (b. 1839), aged 2, Cornish settler departing from Falmouth aboard the ship "Cornwall" arriving in the United States on 3 June 1841 6
- Mr. H. Shippard, (b. 1840), aged 7 months, Cornish settler departing from Falmouth aboard the ship "Cornwall" arriving in the United States on 3 June 1841 6
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Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Shippard Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- John Shippard, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Ascendant" in 1849 7
| Contemporary Notables of the name Shippard (post 1700) | + |
- Rear Admiral Alexander Shippard (1771-1841), British Naval officer, youngest son of Alexander Shippard, a purser in the Navy, who was with Nelson in the Vanguard in 1798, and received a medal for the battle of the Nile
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Fide et virtute
Motto Translation: By fidelity and valour.
- Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- 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)
- Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to New York 1820 - 1891 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_new_york_1820_1891.pdf
- State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The ASCENDANT 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Ascendant.htm
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