Skull History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Ireland

Early Origins of the Skull family

The surname Skull was first found in Herefordshire where they held a family seat from early times. some say before the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Skull family

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Skull Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Skull, Scull and others.

Early Notables of the Skull family (pre 1700)

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Migration of the Skull family to Ireland

Some of the Skull family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Skull migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Skull Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Skull, who arrived in Virginia in 1643 [1]

Skull Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Edward Skull, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1706-1707 [1]

Skull migration to Australia +

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

Skull Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Henry Skull, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Samuel Boddington" in 1851 [2]
Jane Skull, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Samuel Boddington" in 1851 [2]

Contemporary Notables of the name Skull (post 1700) +

James Arthur Skull, Aluminum Executive

Citations +

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)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) SAMUEL BODDINGTON 1851. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1851SamuelBoddington.gif