Stansell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Stansell family

The surname Stansell was first found in Berkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Stansell family

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Stansell Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stanshall, Stanshale, Stanshill, Stanshull, Stansholl, Stanhill, Stanhull, Stanall and many more.

Early Notables of the Stansell family

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Stansell Ranking

In the United States, the name Stansell is the 12,943^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Stansell migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stansell Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Wm. Stansell, who settled in Virginia in 1678
John Stansell, who arrived in Virginia in 1683
John Stansell, aged 21, who landed in Virginia in 1683 2

Stansell Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

H. Stansell, who arrived in New York, NY in 1860

Stansell Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Arthur Stansell, who immigrated to the United States, in 1912
Elizabeth Stansell, aged 63, who immigrated to New York, NY, in 1912
Dwight Stansell, aged 18, who immigrated to the United States, in 1917
Harry Stansell, aged 32, who settled in Detroit, Michigan, in 1922
Arthur Stansell, aged 48, who immigrated to Detroit, Michigan, in 1924

Stansell 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:

Stansell Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Nathaniel Thomas Stansell, (b. 1858), aged 4 months, British settler travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Maori" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 14th April 1858 3
Mr. John Brough Stansell, (b. 1819), aged 39, British smith travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Maori" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 14th April 1858 3
Mrs. Ann Amelia Stansell, (b. 1822), aged 36, British settler travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Maori" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 14th April 1858 3
Mr. John Rainbow Stansell, (b. 1844), aged 14, British settler travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Maori" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 14th April 1858 3
Mr. Robert Stansell, (b. 1847), aged 11, British settler travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Maori" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 14th April 1858 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Stansell (post 1700) +

Keith Stansell, American Northrop Grumman employee who was held hostage by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia 2003-2008, awarded the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom in 2009
M. R. Stansell, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1924 4
Don Stansell, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1948 4
William Riley Stansell, Canadian automaker, founder of Stansell Motors Ltd., in 1921 in Amherstberg, Ontario; the company failed building one vehicle, he moved to London, Ontario and founded London Motors in the same year to build the "London Six" of which 98 cars were built; that company wound up in 1925
John Lawrence Stansell (1875-1956), Canadian politician, Member of Parliament for Elgin East (1921-1925)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html