Strafford

Strafford
This most interesting surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is an English locational name from any of the places called Stratford, for example in Bedfordshire which was recorded as "Stretford" in 1312 in the "Calendar of Inquisitions". The placenames all derive from the Olde English pre 7th Century elements "straet", an old Roman road and "ford", a ford, shallow river crossing. All the Stratfords are on Roman roads, hence the meaning is, "a ford by which a Roman road crossed a river". Strafford is a variant of this English locational surname. Locational surnames were developed when former inhabitants of a place moved to another area, usually to seek work, and were best identified by the name of their birthplace. The surname first appears in the early 13th Century, while the original name origin first appears much earlier in the Domesday Book of 1086, as Robert de Stratford, recorded in Suffolk. Sir Thomas Wentworth (1593 - 1641) was the first Earl of Strafford in 1640 and was a notable statesman in his time. Thomas Strafford, one of the early settlers in the New World, was buried in the parish of St. Michael, in the Barbadoes, on August 28th 1679. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Athelstan de Straford, which was dated 1210, in the "Curia Rolls of Berkshire", during the reign of King John, known as "Lackland", 1199 - 1216. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Strafford — may refer to:PlacesOne of several places in the United States of America, not to be confused with places named Stafford or Stratford: * Strafford, Missouri, a city * Strafford, New Hampshire, a town * Strafford, Pennsylvania * Strafford, Vermont …   Wikipedia

  • Strafford — bezeichnet den britischen Adelstitel Earl of Strafford Thomas Wentworth, 1. Earl of Strafford mehrere Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Strafford (Missouri) Strafford (New Hampshire) Strafford (Pennsylvania) Strafford (Vermont) Strafford County,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Strafford — Strafford, MO U.S. city in Missouri Population (2000): 1845 Housing Units (2000): 720 Land area (2000): 2.335630 sq. miles (6.049254 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.335630 sq. miles (6.049254… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Strafford, MO — U.S. city in Missouri Population (2000): 1845 Housing Units (2000): 720 Land area (2000): 2.335630 sq. miles (6.049254 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.335630 sq. miles (6.049254 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Strafford [1] — Strafford, 1) (spr. Sträfford), Grafschaft im Staate New Hampshire (Nordamerika), 16 QM., im Osten an den Staat Maine grenzend, von demselben durch den Salmon Fall s (Piscataqua) River davon getrennt, von den Cocheco, Lamprey u. Isingglaß Rivers… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Strafford [2] — Strafford (spr. Sträfford), Thomas Wentworth Graf von S., geb. 1593, aus einer alten Yorkshire Familie stammend, trat 1621 ins Unterhaus, zeichnete sich dort Anfangs als kräftiger Vertheidiger der Volksrechte aus u. war einer der Haupturheber der …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Strafford — (Sträfförd), Thomas Wentworth, Graf von, geb. 1593, war seit 1621 Mitglied des Unterhauses u. Oppositionshaupt, trat aber auf Seite des Königs, als er die Opposition in die Revolution übergehen sah. Karl I. erhob ihn als Grafen von S. zum Pair,… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Strafford —   [ stræfəd], Thomas Wentworth [ wentwəθ], 1. Earl of (seit 1640), englischer Staatsmann, * London 13. 4. 1593, ✝ (hingerichtet) ebenda 12. 5. 1641; zunächst Gegner der Krone, ab 1628 (Erhebung zum Baron) neben dem mit ihm verbündeten Erzbischof… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Strafford — Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, Graf von, engl. Staatsmann, geb. 13. April 1593 aus einer alten Familie der Grafschaft York, gest. 12. Mai 1641, trat 1613 in das Unterhaus, wo er der Politik Jakobs I. und Karls I. Opposition machte. Bald aber… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Strafford — (spr. sträff rd), Thomas Wentworth, Graf von, engl. Staatsmann, Miturheber und erstes Opfer der engl. Revolution, geb. 13. April 1593, brachte 1628 die Petition of Rights zustande, ward dann mit Bischof Laud die festeste Stütze Karls I., 1632… …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Strafford — Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, conde de …   Enciclopedia Universal

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