Strickland

Strickland
This interesting surname of English origin is a locational name from a place so called in Cumberland, deriving from the old English pre 7th Century "styr(i)c", "steorc" meaning "bullock" plus "land", "land" or "pasture", hence "land (pasture) for young bullocks or heifers". The surname dates back to the late 12th Century, (see below). Further recordings include William de Strickland (1278), "The Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem of Westmoreland", and Walter Stryleland (1442) witness, "The Assize Rolls of London". Variations in the idiom of the spelling include Stryckland, Stirland, etc.. Charles, son of Robert and Jane Strickland, was christened at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster, on June 19th 1695, and one Alice Strickland married Thomas Ducke on November 11th 1571 at St. Vedast Foster land and St. Michael le Querne, London. Thomas John Francis Strickland (1679 - 1740) known as Abbe Strickland was bishop of Namur and doctor of the Sorbonne. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Vchtred de Striclands, which was dated 1193, "The Poll Tax Records of Westmoreland", during the reign of King Richard 1, "The Lionheart", 1189 - 1199. 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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  • Strickland — bezeichnet den Ort Strickland (Wisconsin) den größten Nebenfluss des Fly auf Neuguinea, siehe Strickland River Strickland ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Agnes Strickland (1796–1874), britische Schriftstellerin Carol Strickland (* 1946) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Strickland — can refer to:* Strickland (surname)Places: * Fauquier Strickland, Ontario, Canada * Strickland, Wisconsin, United Statescivil parish in Cumbria, England: * Great Strickland * Little Strickland * Strickland Roger * Strickland KetelOther uses: *… …   Wikipedia

  • Strickland — Strickland, 1) Hugh Edwin, geb. 2. März 1811 zu Righton in Yorkshire, studirte in Oxford Naturwissenschaften u. begleitete 1835 Hamilton auf seiner Reise nach dem Orient, wo er Gelegenheit hatte wichtige geognostische Untersuchungen anzustellen;… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Strickland — Strickland, Nebenfluß des Fly (s. d.) in Neuguinea …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Strickland — Strickland, r. Nebenfluß des Fly im südl. Neuguinea …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Strickland [1] — Strickland (–länd), Agnes, engl. Geschichtschreiberin, gab Briefe der Königin Maria Stuart heraus (1845), lieferte Lebensbeschreibungen der Königinen v. England (2. Aufl. 1854, 8 B.), in denen sich allerdings die Frau und Protestantin nicht… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Strickland [2] — Strickland, Hugh Edwin, geb. 1811 zu Righton in der Grafschaft York, auf der Eisenbahn umgekommen am 14. Sept. 1853, gab eine Bibliographie der Zoologie u. Geologie heraus (Lond. 1847 ff.), veröffentlichte Untersuchungen über die Dronte (s. Dudu) …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Strickland — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Strickland peut désigner : Sommaire 1 Patronymes 2 Toponymes …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Strickland — /ˈstrɪklənd/ (say strikluhnd) noun 1. Gerald (Baron Strickland of Sizergh Castle), 1861–1940, British administrator, born in Malta; governor of Tasmania 1904–1909, of WA 1909–13, and of NSW 1913–17; prime minister of Malta 1927–30. 2. Shirley… …  

  • Strickland — noun United States architect and student of Latrobe (1787 1854) • Syn: ↑William Strickland • Instance Hypernyms: ↑architect, ↑designer * * * /strik leuhnd/, n. William, 1787 1854, U.S. architect and engineer …   Useful english dictionary

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