The Shuttleworths of Gawthorpe A Distinguished English Family Descended from aGrimshaw Woman The Grimshaw arms, a black left-facing griffin, is depicted in Gawthorpe Hall Anne Grimshaw was the fifth child of Thomas and Margaret (Harrington) Grimshaw of Clayton Hall. In 1540 she married Hugh Shuttleworth of Gawthorpe, located about four miles northeast of Clayton Hall. The descendants of Hugh and Anne (Grimshaw) Shuttleworth comprise one of the more distinguished family lines of Lancashire. Gawthorpe Hall,…
Grimshaw Origins and Family History An Overview This webpage is intended to give you a good grounding on the origins of the family in Lancashire, England. If you are interested in particular topics on the Grimshaws, you might go to the Site Map, where links to all the more than 100 webpages on this website can be found. Unfortunately, the links to other webpages are not working at this time. Objective and Acknowledgements What’s New? The Latest…
Grimshaw Origins and History With Family Lines and Migrations By Thomas W. Grimshaw, Austin, Texas, April 2001 The Grimshaw family originated in the County of Lancashire in the northwest part of England around 1000 A.D. There are no records of family lines, however, for the first 250 years. The earliest recorded family apparently started about 1250 A.D. at the Grimshaw location, which is about three miles southeast of central Blackburn in Lancashire. Viking Origins of…
What’s New? Latest Changes and Additions to the “Grimshaw Origins” Website The website on Grimshaw Family Origins and History was started in July 2000 and is continually being expanded and updated, especially as more information becomes available from Grimshaw descendants and other researchers. The reverse chronological list of development events on this webpage is primarily for those who have visited the site previously, so they can readily determine what has been changed or added since their last…
Early Grimshaw Family Lines in England and Ireland Early Grimshaw families (or individuals for whom descendants have not yet been identified) have been found at Grimsargh, Eccleshill (moved to Clayton-le-Moors), Edisford, Cliviger, Oakenshaw, Pendle Forest, Yorkshire, Audenshaw, and Prestwich. Webpage Credits William Grimshaw of Grimsargh Walter Grimshaw of Eccleshill The Grimshaw Family at Clayton-le-Moors Locations of Early Grimshaws at Grimsargh, Eccleshill, and Edisford Richard and Adam Grimshaw of Cliviger The Oakenshaw Line of Grimshaws The Pendle Forest Line…
The Earliest Recorded Grimshaw Family — Walter Grimshaw of Eccleshill The earliest Grimshaw on record was Walter, who was living in about 1250 A.D. Walter was the progenitor of most, if not all, Grimshaw lines that have survived into the present. Walter’s line of Grimshaws apparently started in Eccleshill, southeast of Blackburn, and subsequently moved to Clayton-le-Moors, northeast of Blackburn. Walter Grimshaw Family of Eccleshill Relocation to Clayton-le-Moors Eccleshill or Grimshargh Roots? Whitaker’s Descendant Chart for…
Early Grimshaw Presence at Cliviger Near Burnley in Lancashire Cliviger is located a short distance southeast of Burnley in Lancashire. Grimshaws apparently arrived there quite early in the family’s history, probably around 1300 A.D. Research by Mavis Long indicates that two Grimshaws, Richard and Adam, were identified as tenants at Cliviger in 1310. Mavis hypothesizes that these two Grimshaws were brothers and were the sons of Walter de Grimshaw, head of the earliest recorded Grimshaw…
Ainsworth’s History of the Grimshaws at Clayton-le-Moors The Grimshaw family history has been well summarized well by Ainsworth1 in his description of the old homesteads of the Accrington area. The relevant parts for Grimshaw history are the descriptions of Clayton Hall, Sparth Hall, Dunkenhalgh, Oakenshaw and Ringstonehalgh. Grimshaw history is presented in the Clayton Hall history (p. 317-320). The following history is most interesting if reference is made at the same time to Whitaker’s2 descendant chart:…
Grimshaw Origins Webpages on the Former FrontPage Website Most of the Grimshaw Origins webpages were created in the web software Frontpage until it was discontinued by Microsoft. The previous FrontPage website still exists. A list of its webpages, along with links to their location, is shown further down on this webpage. List of Webpages in Order of Date Created (Links are to the companion webpage.) Webpages Organized by Category (Links…
Grimshaw Origins Webpages Organized in Categories The Grimshaw Origins website covers many facets of Grimshaw origins and history, which are organized in the categories shown below. All of the webpages have been assigned to one of the categories. Origins of the Grimshaw Surname Early Grimshaw Family Lines in England and Ireland Involvement of Grimshaw Family Members in the Industrial Revolution Grimshaw Immigrants to the New World and Around the Globe…