Teasdall History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Teasdall

The name Teasdall first arose amongst the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is derived from their having lived in the area known as Teesdale found in the counties of Durham and the North Riding of Yorkshire. Teasdall is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. During the Middle Ages, as society became more complex, individuals needed a way to be distinguishable from others. Toponymic surnames were developed as a result of this need. Various features in the landscape were used to distinguish people from one another. In this case the original bearers of the surname Teasdall were named due to their close proximity to the river Tees, which flowed between Yorkshire and Durham.

Early Origins of the Teasdall family

Early History of the Teasdall family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Teasdall research. Another 82 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1547, 1556, 1563, 1570, 1579, 1581, 1610, 1613, 1646, 1669, 1706, 1711 and 1735 are included under the topic Early Teasdall History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Teasdall Spelling Variations

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Teasdall has appeared include Teasdale, Tisdale, Tisdell, Teesdale, Tisdall and others.

Early Notables of the Teasdall family

William Tisdale or Tisdall (born circa 1570), an English musician and composer. Thomas Tesdale, Teasdale or Tisdale (1547-1610), was an English 'co-founder of Pembroke College, Oxford,' born at Stanford Dingley, Berkshire, son of Thomas Tesdale (d. 1556), by his second wife, Joan (Knapp.) "He was brought up by his uncle, Richard Tesdale, a sadler of Abingdon, and was in 1563 the first scholar of John Royse's free school in that...
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Migration of the Teasdall family to Ireland

Some of the Teasdall family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Teasdall family

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Teasdall arrived in North America very early: Elizabeth Tisdell settled in Barbados in 1686; Charles Tisdall settled in Virginia in 1730; Margaret, James, and Jane Tisdale settled in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1763.