Umpleby History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• England
• Scotland

Etymology of Umpleby

It was in the Scottish/English Borderlands that the Strathclyde-Briton people first used the ancient name Umpleby. It was a name for someone who lived in various places so named in England and Scotland. Appleby is derived from the old Norse apall, or "apple" combined with byr, meaning "farm."

Early Origins of the Umpleby family

Early History of the Umpleby family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Umpleby research. Another 116 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1300, 1397, 1404, 1407, 1488, 1563 and 1617 are included under the topic Early Umpleby History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Umpleby Spelling Variations

Scribes in Medieval Scotland spelled names by sound rather than any set of rules, so an enormous number of spelling variations exist in names of that era. Umpleby has been spelled Appleby, Applebie, Appilby, Appilbie, Appeley and many more.

Early Notables of the Umpleby family

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Migration of the Umpleby family

The number of Strathclyde Clan families sailing for North America increased steadily as the persecution continued. In the colonies, they could find not only freedom from the iron hand of the English government, but land to settle on. The American War of Independence allowed many of these settlers to prove their independence, while some chose to go to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. Scots played essential roles in the forging of both great nations. Among them: William Apleby, who settled in Virginia in 1623; Robert Appleby settled in Nova Scotia in 1774; John Appleby settled in Virginia in 1652; William Appleby settled there in 1645.