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*[[Tom Strickland]], American politician |
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*[[Thomas Strickland (cavalier)|Sir Thomas Strickland]], fought at the [[Battle of Edgehill]] for the Royalist side |
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* Tracy and Linda Strickland (Attorneys) of Boulder City, Nevada, were honoured with the February 2011 [[John Lilburne]] Award. The Stricklands are representing a group of Boulder City citizens who, in pursuing several local initiative measures, have been repeatedly sued by the city<ref>http://www.citizensinchargefoundation.org/press-releases/boulder-city-nevada-attorneys-honored-for-work-protecting-citizens-from-free-speech-a</ref><ref>http://www.healthcaremediationservices.com/our-mediators.html</ref> |
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*[[Walter Strickland]] English politician and diplomat who held high office during the [[The Protectorate|Protectorate]]. |
*[[Walter Strickland]] English politician and diplomat who held high office during the [[The Protectorate|Protectorate]]. |
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*[[William Strickland]] (disambiguation) |
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Revision as of 19:55, 2 August 2013
The English surname Strickland is derived from the Norse word Stercaland, which is found in Westmorland to the south of Penrith. It did not become a family name until after 1179, when Walter de Castlecarrock married Christian de Leteham, an heiress to the local estate that now includes the villages of Great Strickland and Little Strickland. Following the marriage Walter changed his name to de Strikeland,[1][2] which is the French spelling of the name.
The family coat of arms is a black shield with three escalopes (sea shells).
History
The De Castlecarrock family was descended from the Norman de Vallibus or de Vaux family which came originally from Falaise in Normandy. Hubert de Vaux became the first Norman Lord of Gilsand in Cumberland (now known as Cumbria) which is the area around Brampton and Castle Carrock. He had a son, Eustace had married one of the two sisters who were co-heiresses of Robert son of Bueth, who was the last direct male descendant of a native chieftain, Gilles son of Bueth, Robert was the original owner of Gilsland (Gilles-land) around the time of Henry I.
Sir William De Strickland (1242–1305) married Elizabeth d'Eyncourt who was descended maternally from the Clan Dunbar, cadets of the Scottish kings, and from the Uchtred, Earldorman of Northumberland and his third wife Aelfgifu, daughter of King Aethelred the Unready. It was from this marriage that Sizeragh Castle became the family home.
The family name of Strickland first came to notice at the Battle of Agincourt (25 October 1415) when Thomas Strickland Esquire carried the Flag of St. George, dismounted as he was a knight in training. He had brought with him men-at-arms from his estate at Great Strickland in Westmorland and other troops from Kendal (The Kendal Bowman).
The family fought against the Scots during their incursions into the English Marches, and Sir Walter Strickland also fought for the House of York during the Wars of the Roses. The family was a major landowner in Westmorland and Lancashire, and the name appears linked to local landmarks (Strickland Wood, Warton near Carnforth for example).
The family at Sizergh remained Catholic during the reformation. As the family grew various branches appeared, one of which married into the Constable family of Yorkshire, another branch settled early on in Hertfordshire. With immigration to the colonies and the growth of the British Empire, the name of Strickland has spread world wide.
The Kendal Parish Church (Holy Trinity) has a Strickland family chapel[3] and both Kendal and Penrith have main roads called Stricklandgate (The reference to gate is old English which means road).
A settlement first appeared on the west side of present day Kendal not long after the 1066 Norman Invasion when a Motte and Bailey fortification was built, this became known as Kirkbie Strickland (Kirkbie meaning church).
Although there are different spellings varying from De Strikeland, De Strickland to Strickland. The family name Stickland is not connected being Saxon and originating from Dorset[4]
Queen Katherine
Katherine Parr who married King Henry VIII was descended from the Strickland family via her ancestors Catherine de Strickland and Elizabeth Ros.[5]
Strickland myths
The historian Agnes Strickland published an inaccurate account of how the family name came about, she stated that a Knight who was with William the Conqueror's invasion fleet was first ashore and struck his sword into the beach and therefore became known as De Strikeland
United States of America
In the United States a DNA project[6] has been established to determine Strickland descendancy from Matthew Strickland, an early inhabitant of 17th century Isle of Wight County, Virginia.
The Washingtons of Virginia
George Washington, the first President of the United States of America, was a direct descendant of the Stricklands. When Joan De Strickland (1272–1352) married Robert De Wessington, her estate included the parish of Natland and combined with that of Warton.
List of persons with the surname Strickland
- Agnes Strickland, British writer
- Amzie Strickland, American TV and radio actress
- Audra Strickland, American politician
- Bill Strickland, American community leader (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- Catharine Parr Traill, born Catharine Strickland, early emigrant from England to Canada
- Charles H. Strickland, Church of the Nazarene minister
- Charles Strickland, Irish land agent and town planner
- David Strickland, American actor
- Donald Strickland, American football cornerback
- Earl Strickland, American pool player
- Gail Strickland, American film/television actress
- Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland (24 May 1861 – 22 August 1940) Prime Minister of Malta, Governor of the Leeward Islands, Governor of Tasmania, Governor of Western Australia and Governor of New South Wales.
- Sir George Strickland, 7th Baronet (26 May 1782 – 23 December 1874), also known as Sir George Cholmley,an English Member of Parliament and lawyer
- Hugh Edwin Strickland, British naturalist
- John Estmond Strickland (Hong Kong), UK-born former Chairman of The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC)
- Josh Strickland, American singer/actor
- KaDee Strickland, American actress
- Keith Strickland, American musician
- Mabel Strickland, Anglo-Maltese journalist and politician
- Margaret Strickland, writer
- Mark Strickland, American basketball player
- Randolph Strickland, American politician
- Sir Robert Strickland fought at the Battle of Edgehill for the Royalist side
- Rod Strickland, basketball player
- Roy C. Strickland, American politician/businessman
- Shirley Strickland, Australian athlete
- Susanna Moodie (Strickland), UK-born Canadian author
- Ted Strickland, American politician
- Tom Strickland, American politician
- Sir Thomas Strickland, fought at the Battle of Edgehill for the Royalist side
- Tracy and Linda Strickland (Attorneys) of Boulder City, Nevada, were honoured with the February 2011 John Lilburne Award. The Stricklands are representing a group of Boulder City citizens who, in pursuing several local initiative measures, have been repeatedly sued by the city[7][8]
- Walter Strickland English politician and diplomat who held high office during the Protectorate.
- William Strickland (disambiguation)
See also
References
- ^ http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/STRICKLAND.htm
- ^ http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Strickland
- ^ http://www.kendalparishchurch.co.uk/kpc/history.html
- ^ http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Stickland
- ^ http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/PARR1.htm#Catherine%20PARR%20(Queen%20of%20England)
- ^ http://www.rockystrickland.com/dnaproject.htm#summary
- ^ http://www.citizensinchargefoundation.org/press-releases/boulder-city-nevada-attorneys-honored-for-work-protecting-citizens-from-free-speech-a
- ^ http://www.healthcaremediationservices.com/our-mediators.html