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Early Origins of the Ensor family

The surname Ensor was first found in Staffordshire where the Edensors were originally found. Many of the family moved to Norfolk where the name was more commonly spelt Ensor and held Rolesby Hall from early times. 1 Two references claims that Edensor, a village in Derbyshire is also a likely an ancient homestead of the family. 1 2 One of the first records of the name was Adam de Ednesovere who was listed in the Assize Rolls in 1247. 2 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list Richard de Edensore in Cambridgeshire. 3

Early History of the Ensor family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ensor research. Another 144 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1077, 1173, 1415, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1570 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Ensor History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ensor Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Ensor has undergone many spelling variations, including Endesore, Endasour, Endsour, Endasore, Endsaw, Endesaw, Endasaw, Endshaw, Endshore, Enshore, Enshaw, Ensor, Enser and many more.

Early Notables of the Ensor family

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Ensor Ranking

In the United States, the name Ensor is the 9,032^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4

Ensor migration to the United States +

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Ensor were among those contributors:

Ensor Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Wm. Ensor, aged 32, who settled in America from Attleboro, in 1892
W. Ensor, aged 30, who immigrated to the United States, in 1893
Albert Ensor, aged 37, who immigrated to the United States from London, in 1894
G. A. Ensor, aged 40, who immigrated to the United States from London, in 1896
Nate Ensor, aged 1, who settled in America from London, in 1896

Ensor Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Charles Thomas Ensor, aged 34, who landed in America from Southport, in 1904
Caroline Ensor, aged 66, who landed in America, in 1906
Guy Ensor, aged 21, who immigrated to the United States from London, in 1906
Charles T. Ensor, aged 39, who settled in America from Scarborough England, in 1908
Lewis Ensor, aged 35, who landed in America from Peurhyn, Wales, in 1913
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Ensor migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Ensor Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Joseph Ensor, British Convict who was convicted in Warwick, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Asia" on 20th July 1837, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 5

Ensor migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Ensor Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Ernest Ensor, aged 18, a labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Strathnaver" in 1874

Contemporary Notables of the name Ensor (post 1700) +

Beatrice Ensor (1885-1974), American theosophical educationist, pedagogue, co-founder of the New Education Fellowship
E. Lavelle "Buddy" Ensor (1900-1947), American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey
Joshua Fulton Ensor (1834-1907), American Republican politician, Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Physician; Farmer; Candidate for U.S. Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1890, 1892; Postmaster at Columbia, South Carolina, 1897-1907
Jon Ensor, American Libertarian politician, Candidate for Texas State Senate 28th District, 2002
John T. Ensor, American politician, U.S. Attorney for Maryland, 1890-94
D. B. Ensor, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1944
Ernest Ensor (1870-1929), English-born, Irish cricketer
George Ensor J.P. (1769-1843), Irish author and lawyer, born in Dublin, of an English father 6
Arthur John Ensor (1905-1995), Welsh-born, Canadian painter
Anthony "Tony" Howard Ensor (b. 1949), Irish retired rugby union player
... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 7th February 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/asia/1837
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 June 2020