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Early Origins and Etymology of Shoobridge

The surname Shoobridge was first found in Devon where they held a family seat. The name is believed to be derived from Shobrooke, a parish in Devon about two miles from Crediton in the union of Crediton, hundred of West Budleigh. 1

The parish dates back to Saxon times when it was known as Sceocabroc in 938 and literally means "brook haunted by an evil spirit," from the Old English "sceocca" + "broc." 2

By the time of the taking of the Domesday Book by Duke William of Normandy the parish was held by the Count of Mortain and there was probably a close relationship to another Shorbrooke, that of Shobrooke in Morchard Bishop. It is most likely that the parish was held by a relative of Count Mortain, half brother of Duke William. The Count had one son, William, and three daughters. Conjecturally, this family surname is descended. Through the centuries since the name has been subject to many interpretations of spelling.

Early History of the Shoobridge family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Shoobridge research. Another 39 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1641 and 1642 are included under the topic Early Shoobridge History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Shoobridge Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Shobrooke, Shobroke, Shubrick, Shoobrick, Shoebruk, Shubrook, Shoebridge, Shoobridge and many more.

Early Notables of the Shoobridge family

  • Shoobridge of Crediton

Shoobridge migration to the United States +



Shoobridge Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • John Shoobridge who was recorded as having arrived in Maryland in 1726

Shoobridge migration to Australia +

Shoobridge Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Shoobridge 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:

Shoobridge Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Harry Shoobridge a labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Berar" in 1875

Contemporary Notables of the name Shoobridge (post 1700) +

  • Leonard Knollys Haywood Shoobridge (1858-1935), English writer, archaeologist, poet and politician
  • Ebenezer Shoobridge (1820-1901), English-born, Australian politician from Maidstone, Kent, Member of the Tasmanian Parliament for electoral district of New Norfolk (1882-1886)
  • Vincent William Shoobridge (1872-1948), Australian politician, son of William Shoobridge
  • Louis Manton Shoobridge (1920-2005), Australian politician, Member for Queenborough (1968–1971)
  • Sir Rupert Oakley Shoobridge (1883-1962), Australian politician, President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council (1946–1955), son of Louis Shoobridge
  • William Ebenezer Shoobridge (1846-1940), Australian politician from Richmond, Tasmania, son of Ebenezer Shoobridge
  • Louis Manton Shoobridge Sr. (1851-1939), Australian politician from New Norfolk, Member for Derwent (1921–1937), son of Ebenezer Shoobridge
  • George Shoobridge Carr (1837-1914), British mathematician who wrote Synopsis of Pure Mathematics (1886)
  • George Shoobridge Carr (1837-1914), British mathematician, author of "Synopsis of Pure and Applied Mathematics"
HMS Cornwall
  • Arthur George Shoobridge (d. 1942), British Chief Stoker aboard the HMS Cornwall when she was struck by air bombers and sunk; he died in the sinking 4
  • Mr. William Shoobridge, Australian passenger who died aboard the ship "SS Gothenburg" when she sank on the 24th February 1875
  1. Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
  2. Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
  3. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 7th February 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/asia/1837
  4. Force Z Survivors Crew List HMS Cornwall (Retrieved 2018, February 13th) - Retrieved from https://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listcornwallcrew.html#A

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