Shipstone History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Shipstone

What does the name Shipstone mean?

This surname is derived from a nickname as in 'the shepherd's son.' 1

Early Origins of the Shipstone family

The surname Shipstone was first found in Cumberland, England where John Schephirdson was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for 1332. 2

A very rare surname, the next record of the family was almost one hundred years later in Durham where the source "History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham" listed John Shepherdson in 1423. The Fabric Rolls of York Minster: Wills and Inventories (Surtees Society) lists Alice Shipperdon in Yorkshire, but no date was given and William Shipperdson was later listed in County Durham. 1

Early History of the Shipstone family

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Shipstone Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Shepperdson, Shipperdson, Schipperdson, Schepperdson, Shepherdson, Sheperdson, Sheppardson, Shipardson, Shepperson, Sheperson, Shiparson, Sheparson, Shepparson, Shipson, Shepson, Sheppson and many more.

Early Notables of the Shipstone family

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Migration of the Shipstone family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Anne Shipperson, who came to Maryland in 1683; John Sheppardson, who arrived in America in 1773; Andreas Schipper, who came to America in 1783; Marry Shephardson, who settled in New York, NY in 1823.

Contemporary Notables of the name Shipstone (post 1700) +

James Shipstone, English founder of James Shipstone & Sons, a brewery in New Basford, Nottingham, England in 1852 and closed in 1991

Historic Events for the Shipstone family +

HMAS Sydney II

Mr. Henry Buccleuch Shipstone (1913-1941), Australian Petty Officer from Graceville, Queensland, Australia, who sailed into battle aboard HMAS Sydney II and died in the sinking 3

Sources +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
HMAS Sydney II, Finding Sydney Foundation - Roll of Honour. (Retrieved 2014, April 24) . Retrieved from http://www.findingsydney.com/roll.asp