Stelter History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Stelter family

The surname Stelter was first found in Wiltshire where Stille was a tenant listed there prior to the Conquest. 1

The Domesday Book in 1086 A.D. lists Aluuinus Stilla in Hampshire. 2 Lefwinus Stille was listed in the Pipe Rolls of 1166 is Sussex and Richard le Stille was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1275. 3

Years later, the Subsidy Rolls of 1332 list John atte Stille in Worcestershire. 3 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list Walter Stille in Oxfordshire.

Early History of the Stelter family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stelter research. Another 82 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1300, 1451, 1511, 1543, 1577, 1591, 1593 and 1608 are included under the topic Early Stelter History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stelter Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stille, Still, Stills, Stillie, Stylle and others.

Early Notables of the Stelter family

Another 39 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Stelter Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stelter migration to the United States +

Stelter Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

David Stelter, aged 24, who landed in America in 1901 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Stelter (post 1700) +

E. Gustav Stelter, American politician, Socialist Labor Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1900 5

Sources +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html