Wintersgill History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Wintersgill family

The surname Wintersgill was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor in the West Riding in the parish of Ingleton which was the King's land. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1379 when Magota de Wynterscalle who held the estates.

Early History of the Wintersgill family

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Wintersgill Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Winterskill, Wintersgill, Winterscale, Winterscall, Winterscale, Wintershall, Wintersell, Wintershell and many more.

Early Notables of the Wintersgill family

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Wintersgill 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:

Wintersgill Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

William Wintersgill, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Wyvern" in 1856

Contemporary Notables of the name Wintersgill (post 1700) +

David "Dave" Wintersgill (b. 1965), English former footballer who played from 1982 to 1990