| ![Show Contents]() Thirkell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The Thirkell surname is derived from an Old Norse personal name, which was in common use throughout England during the Middle Ages. Early Origins of the Thirkell familyThe surname Thirkell was first found in Yorkshire where the family name was first referenced in the 11th century when they held estates in that shire. 1 Thurkill, Thorkill or Turgesius (d. 845), was the Danish king of North Ireland and presumed to have been the son of Harold Harfagr as Snorri Sturleson. "He has, however, with more probability been identified with Ragnar Lodbrok, the half-mythical king of Denmark and Norway. As Thurkill he arrived in Ireland with a royal fleet in 832. He took Dublin in the same year, and afterwards assumed the government of all the northmen in Ireland. A few years later, perhaps in 841, Thurkill drove out the abbot of Armagh and assumed the abbacy. in 845, he was taken prisoner by Malachy, then king of Meath (afterwards king of Ireland), and drowned in Loch Owel in what is now Westmeath. " 2 His brother, Thurkill or Thorkill (fl. 1009), was a Danish invader, is said to have come to England to avenge a brother, possibly one of the victims of the massacre of St. Brice's Day, 13 Nov. 1002. 2 Roger de Thurkilbi (d. 1260), was an early English judge, the son and heir of Thomas de Thurkilbi, who took his name from a hamlet in the parish of Kirby Grindalyth in the East Riding of Yorkshire. 2 Early History of the Thirkell familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Thirkell research. Another 172 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1190, 1415, 1420, 1455, 1487, 1510 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Thirkell History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Thirkell Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Thirkell, Thirkeld, Thirkill, Thirkel, Thirkle, Thirkill, Therkle, Therkill, Therkill, Therkill, Therkeld, Thurkell, Thurkettel, Thurkettle, Thirkettle, Thurtle, Thorkill, Thurkill, Thirhill, Therkhill, Turkell, Tirkell, Terkill, Turgell, Turgill, Tergill, Toghill, Tirchell, Tirchill and many more. Early Notables of the Thirkell familyDistinguished members of the family include - the Thirkell family of Yorkshire
 Thirkell migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Thirkell Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John Thirkell, who landed in New York in 1801 3
- Joseph Thirkell, who arrived in New York in 1801 3
- Thomas Thirkell, who landed in New York in 1801 3
| Thirkell migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Thirkell Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Thomas Thirkell, aged 37, who arrived in South Australia in 1854 aboard the ship "Lord of the Isles" 4
| Thirkell 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: Thirkell Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Herbert Thirkell, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Ashburton" in 1857
- Maria Thirkell, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Ashburton" in 1857
| Contemporary Notables of the name Thirkell (post 1700) | + |
- Angela Margaret Thirkell (1891-1961), English novelist
- Angela Thirkell (1890-1961), English author and Australian novelist, who sometimes wrote under the pseudonym Leslie Parker
- John Thirkell, British trumpet player
| Historic Events for the Thirkell family | + |
HMS Royal Oak - Ronald Thirkell (d. 1939), British Able Seaman with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking 5
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
- 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)
- South Australian Register Monday 14th August 1854. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Lord of the Isles 1854. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/jamesfernie1854.shtml
- Ships hit by U-boats crew list HMS Royal Oak (08) - (Retrieved 2018 February, 9th) - retrieved from https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html
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Thirkell migration to the United States 
Thirkell migration to Australia 
Thirkell migration to New Zealand 
