| ![Show Contents]() Walkinshaw History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Scotland Early Origins of the Walkinshaw familyThe surname Walkinshaw was first found in Renfrewshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Rinn Friù), a historic county of Scotland, today encompassing the Council Areas of Renfrew, East Renfrewshire, and Iverclyde, in the Strathclyde region of southwestern Scotland, at Walkinshaw the Walkinshaws of the Ilk were listed as early as 1235 and held estates at Burrowfield. Early History of the Walkinshaw familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Walkinshaw research. Another 74 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1235, 1560, 1671, 1720, 1731 and 1802 are included under the topic Early Walkinshaw History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Walkinshaw Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Walkinshaw, Walkingshaw and others. Early Notables of the Walkinshaw familyNotable amongst the family at this time was - John Walkinshaw of Barrowhill (1671-1731), a wealthy Glasgow merchant who founded the textile village of Calton
 Walkinshaw migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Walkinshaw Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- William Walkinshaw, who landed in New York, NY in 1815 1
- Hugh Walkinshaw, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1819
- Alexander Walkinshaw, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1825
- Thomas Walkinshaw, aged 19, who arrived in America, in 1895
Walkinshaw Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Stewart Walkinshaw, aged 36, who arrived in America, in 1908
- Stuart Max Walkinshaw, aged 37, who arrived in America, in 1909
- Mary Walkinshaw, aged 28, who arrived in America from Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1912
- Catherine Walkinshaw, aged 26, who arrived in America from Broxburn, Scotland, in 1922
- John Walkinshaw, aged 23, who arrived in America from Broxburn, Scotland, in 1922
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| Walkinshaw migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Walkinshaw Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century- Stewart Mascwell Walkinshaw, aged 43, who arrived in St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada, in 1916
| Walkinshaw migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Walkinshaw Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Gideon Walkinshaw, a joiner, who arrived in Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) sometime between 1825 and 1832
| Contemporary Notables of the name Walkinshaw (post 1700) | + |
- Lawrence Harvey Walkinshaw (1904-1993), American ornithologist and an expert on cranes
- Clementina Walkinshaw (1726-1802), Scottish mistress of Prince Charles Edward, the youngest of the ten daughters of John Walkinshaw of Barrowfield and Gamlachie, Glasgow 2
- Tom Walkinshaw (1950-2010), Scottish racing car driver, founder of the racing team Tom Walkinshaw Racing
- Frank Walkinshaw (1861-1934), English cricketer
- Alex Newcombe Walkinshaw (b. 1974), English actor, best known for playing the role of Sergeant Dale "Smithy" Smith in The Bill
- 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)
- Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 Jan. 2019
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