Swindale History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Swindale family

The surname Swindale was first found in East Cheshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor near Cheadle. "This was in the parish of Cheadle, in which immediate district all our Swindells have sprung." 1 "The name of Swindells in this county has mostly been confined to Stockport parish, and especially to the townships of Marple and Disley, from the reign of Henry VIII. to the present day" 2 One source claims the family was "a branch of the family of Howford [which] held a small estate here (Bosden) in the 14th century, called 'Swyndelves'" 1 "The name of Swindell is characteristic of Derbyshire, and both varieties occur in the intermediate county of Stafford." 2 "Swindale is a chapelry in the hundred of Shap, co. Westmorland." 3

Early History of the Swindale family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Swindale research. Another 119 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1468, 1510, 1561, 1600, 1608 and 1651 are included under the topic Early Swindale History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Swindale Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Swindell, Swindale, Swindle, Swyndel, Swindlehurst, Swingelhurst, Shinglehurst, Singlehurst, Swinglehurst, Swindlehirst and many more.

Early Notables of the Swindale family

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Migration of the Swindale family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers who were recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..

Contemporary Notables of the name Swindale (post 1700) +

Mary Swindale, American producer, known for The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1993), Indian Summer (1987) and Murun Buchstansangur (1982)
Rachael Swindale, American producer and director, known for How Do They Do It? (2006), The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World (2008) and Lost Cities with Albert Lin (2019)
A F Swindale, British player for the Athletic senior Rugby team in 1897
Leslie Denis Swindale (1928-2022), New Zealand soil scientist, agriculturist, writer and a former chairman of the Department Agronomy and Soil Science of the University of Hawaii
Nicholas V Swindale Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology, University of British Columbia

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)
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.