Person Sheet
Birth Date20 May 1832
Birth PlaceBarony Lanarkshire, Scotland
Death Datebef 1893 Age: 60
OccupationFarmer
FatherJoseph Ancell (1803-)
MotherJean Yuill
Spouses
Death Date6 Dec 1896
Death Place25 Queensberry St, Dumfries, Scotland
FatherRichard Carruthers
MotherDinah N.
Notes for William Ancell
This was the man that I guess was in service to Prince Albert and came over with him when Albert came over and married Queen Victoria. As far as we have found out he was a gunsmith and also worked with the sports equipment for Albert. I have tried to find out more but it is almost impossible to check anything about the servants of the Royal Family.
As for the smith that came over with Albert as far as I know he was a gun smith and somewhere along the line Janine and I are related to Krupps which is a large weapons manufacturers company in Germany before the world wars. I dont know whether our family started the business or were very important to the business I havent managed to find anything else out so far. I hope this helps you a bit more.
(Jacqui Swan)
http://www.kettlenet.demon.co.uk/kettle/viking/katilaz.htm Exerpts:
"The Ancient History of the Distinguished Surname Anctil" by Maison des Noms (Summer 1998)
Gallic tribes occupied Normandy in the north of France. The distinguished name Anctil is considered to have its origins in this ancient land. In the 1st century BCE, the Romans invaded. With their departure in the 4th century CE, the area became chaotic. Wandrille united the duchy in the 6th century CE and became the first Count of Normandy. The duchy was firmly established after the year 911 CE when Rollo, Earl of Orkney, invaded the territory. He forced the French king Charles the Simple to concede Normandy.
Rollo was the first Duke of Normandy. The name Anctil was first found in Normandy where this distinguished family were seated since ancient times.
Changes of spelling have occured in most surnames. Usually a person spoke his version of his name phonetically to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. This depended on accent and local accents frequently changed the spelling of a name. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name.
Hence, we have variations in your name Anctil, some of which are Anctill, Anquetil, Antil, Antile, Antille, Anctille, Anctile, Anquetile, Anquetille, d'Anctill, d'Anctille, d'Anctil, d'Anquetil, d'Antil, d'Antile, d'Antille, Danctill, Danctil, Danctile, Danctille, Danquetil, Anktil, Anktill, Anktille, Anktile, Antel, Antle, Antell, Ancell, many of which are still used today.
When William, duke of Normandy, conquered England in 1066 CE, Normandy became part of the crown. Normandy passed into the royal dynasty of the Plantagenets along with England in the 12th century CE. In the 12th century CE, Henry II of England, Duke of Normandy, married Eleanor of Aquitaine, thus acquiring her lands. The sovereignty of Normandy, Brittany, and Aquitaine was the major cause of the Hundred Years War. Henry III finally conceded his Continental claims in 1259 CE.
The family name Anctil became influential in Normandy, where this ancient family was seated with lands, estates, and manors. It is in the region of Normandy where the name is also mentioned in the somewhat different form of "Anschetillus", who was a Domesday tennant under the reign of William the Conqueror in the county of Essex in 1066 CE.
Very early in the century, the family lent their name to the city Anctiville in the diocese of Coutances situated in Normandy and there they were well established. For centuries, Normandy was part of the domain of the House of Blois, the dukes of Normandy, who were the kings of England and so it was considered as an English possession.
From the time of the Norman invasion of 1066 CE, the family was granted lands, manors, estates in the British Isles where the family spelled their name as Anketell, Ankettle, Anquetil, Ankill, Antell, and Antill.
The family, as a noble family of France, confirmed with letters of patent and heraldic cap, contributed largely to the political as well as cultural scene of the regions in which they settled throughout the centuries. In return for their contributions, many of the different branches were granted titles of nobility. In the Isle of Guernsey and Jersey, the family held lands as the Anquetil, Antil in Kent and Antle in Dorset. The Antles of Britain and France
settled very early into Newfoundland, Canada. Notably amongst the family in this period was Anctil of Anctiville.
France became aware of her European leadership in the early 16th century CE. The New World beckoned. The explorers led missionaries to North American settlements along the eastern seabord, including New France, New England, New Holland, and New Spain. Jacques Cartier made the first three voyages to New France, starting in 1534 CE. Champlain came in 1608 CE. His plans for development in Quebec fell quite short of the objectives of the company of New France. Champlain brought the first true migrant Louis Hebert, a Parisian apothecary, and his family, who arrived in 1617 CE.
In 1643 CE, 109 years after the first landing by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. Early marriage was desperately encouraged among the immigrants. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries CE. By 1675 CE, there were 7,000 French in Quebec. By the same year, the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island had reached 500.
In 1755 CE, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to the king of England and were deported to England. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of two great founding nations of Canada.
Amongst the settlers in North America, with this distinguished name Anctil, were Robert Antle or Antill who settled in Newfoundland by the year 1835 CE. William Antle settled in the same province by the year 1836 CE, as well as George Antell and Barney Antle who settled there by the year 1871 CE. Thomas Antle reached that province in 1886 CE.
The distinguished family name Anctil has made significant contributions to the culture, arts, sciences, and religion of France and New France. For example, Dr. Marc-Andr‚ Anctil of Quebec City and the fashion designer Pierre Anctil, of Quebec.
During the course of our research, we also determined the most ancient coat-of-arms recorded for this family name of Anctil
The coat-of-arms for the family name of Anctil was: "On a gold backgound, there are three green leaves."
................
http://www.wildflowerswv.com/ancell.html, Exerpts:
So where did the Ancell family name come from? Let's begin at the beginning. From all of the records on hand, it would appear that the Ancell family descended from the Norman race. It was thought the family derived from French origin but they were actually of Viking descent.
The year 870 A.D. shows the Vikings landing in the Orkneys and Northern Scotland under their leader, Stirgus the Stout. In 910 A.D. under their Earl, Thorfinn Rollo, they invaded France. When Rollo laid siege to Paris, the French King, Charles the Simple, finally conceded to defeat and granted northern France to Rollo. Rollo became the first Duke of Normandy, the so called new territory of the North men. Rollo married the daughter of Charles and eventually converted to Christianity.
In 1066 Duke William, a descendant of the first Duke of Normandy, invaded and defeated England. In 1086 he took a census of most of England and recorded it in the Domesday Book. It became the authority, the point of departure, for the ownership of land in England. A family name capable of being traced back to this document, or to Hastings, was a signal honour for most families during the middle ages, and even to this day.
The research from many ancient manuscripts and documents shows the first record of the name of Ancell to be found in the English county of Kent, where they were granted lands shortly after the Norman Conquest by King William the Conqueror in 1066 A.D. It is thought the Ansell (Ancell) family descends from a Pierre Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, Ansell being the shorter version of the name taken on by most branches of this noble Norman family who accompanied the Conqueror into England.
The Ancell name emerged to a notable family name in the county of Bedfordshire where they had moved from Kent soon after the Conquest. Records show they were granted lands in the town of Barford, which became their family seat and they also held estates in Middlesex. Many of the estates were forfeited to the crown when the family fell out of favor with the Royal Court in the Middle Ages.
In the 12th century many Norman families moved to Scotland, following the train of Earl of Huntingdon, who would later become King David of Scotland. The surname Ansell contributed much to local social and political life and to the affairs of England.
In the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, England and Scotland were ravaged by the religious and political conflict which brought about many injustices to the people. The Monarchy, the Church and Parliament fought for supremacy. Religion was divided by the Church of State, the Roman Church and the Reform Church.
Each faction, in its time, imposed its influence, assessments, tithes and penalties on the rich and poor alike. The spirit of the people were broken forcing many to turn away from the church.
Loyalties were engineered, marriages were arranged to acquire greater possessions, estates and influence at court. Many families were encouraged to migrate to Ireland, or to the Colonies. Non believers and dissidents were banished, sometimes even hanged.
The unrest caused many to think seriously of migrating to distant lands. The rumors and stories of the attractions of the New World spread throughout the world. Many immigrants sailed aboard the armada of small sailing ships known as the white sails which plied the stormy Atlantic seas.
These overcrowded ships were pestilence ridden, with sometimes 30% to 40% of the passenger list never reaching their destination, decimated by illness and the elements.
Ancell? Ansell? Anseline? Well, what's in a name? Whatever the variation in spelling we are all still from the same family. In North America, migrants which could be considered kinsman of the family name of Ancell included Edward Ansell, settled in Nevis in 1663; Elizabeth Ansell settled in Virginia in 1685, age 17; Claude Anseline, settled in New Orleans in 1719; David Ansell, settled in Philadelphia in 1752 and then moved westward: Edward Ancell settled in New York then on to Calvert county, Md.
As for the smith that came over with Albert as far as I know he was a gun smith and somewhere along the line Janine and I are related to Krupps which is a large weapons manufacturers company in Germany before the world wars. I dont know whether our family started the business or were very important to the business I havent managed to find anything else out so far. I hope this helps you a bit more.
(Jacqui Swan)
http://www.kettlenet.demon.co.uk/kettle/viking/katilaz.htm Exerpts:
"The Ancient History of the Distinguished Surname Anctil" by Maison des Noms (Summer 1998)
Gallic tribes occupied Normandy in the north of France. The distinguished name Anctil is considered to have its origins in this ancient land. In the 1st century BCE, the Romans invaded. With their departure in the 4th century CE, the area became chaotic. Wandrille united the duchy in the 6th century CE and became the first Count of Normandy. The duchy was firmly established after the year 911 CE when Rollo, Earl of Orkney, invaded the territory. He forced the French king Charles the Simple to concede Normandy.
Rollo was the first Duke of Normandy. The name Anctil was first found in Normandy where this distinguished family were seated since ancient times.
Changes of spelling have occured in most surnames. Usually a person spoke his version of his name phonetically to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. This depended on accent and local accents frequently changed the spelling of a name. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name.
Hence, we have variations in your name Anctil, some of which are Anctill, Anquetil, Antil, Antile, Antille, Anctille, Anctile, Anquetile, Anquetille, d'Anctill, d'Anctille, d'Anctil, d'Anquetil, d'Antil, d'Antile, d'Antille, Danctill, Danctil, Danctile, Danctille, Danquetil, Anktil, Anktill, Anktille, Anktile, Antel, Antle, Antell, Ancell, many of which are still used today.
When William, duke of Normandy, conquered England in 1066 CE, Normandy became part of the crown. Normandy passed into the royal dynasty of the Plantagenets along with England in the 12th century CE. In the 12th century CE, Henry II of England, Duke of Normandy, married Eleanor of Aquitaine, thus acquiring her lands. The sovereignty of Normandy, Brittany, and Aquitaine was the major cause of the Hundred Years War. Henry III finally conceded his Continental claims in 1259 CE.
The family name Anctil became influential in Normandy, where this ancient family was seated with lands, estates, and manors. It is in the region of Normandy where the name is also mentioned in the somewhat different form of "Anschetillus", who was a Domesday tennant under the reign of William the Conqueror in the county of Essex in 1066 CE.
Very early in the century, the family lent their name to the city Anctiville in the diocese of Coutances situated in Normandy and there they were well established. For centuries, Normandy was part of the domain of the House of Blois, the dukes of Normandy, who were the kings of England and so it was considered as an English possession.
From the time of the Norman invasion of 1066 CE, the family was granted lands, manors, estates in the British Isles where the family spelled their name as Anketell, Ankettle, Anquetil, Ankill, Antell, and Antill.
The family, as a noble family of France, confirmed with letters of patent and heraldic cap, contributed largely to the political as well as cultural scene of the regions in which they settled throughout the centuries. In return for their contributions, many of the different branches were granted titles of nobility. In the Isle of Guernsey and Jersey, the family held lands as the Anquetil, Antil in Kent and Antle in Dorset. The Antles of Britain and France
settled very early into Newfoundland, Canada. Notably amongst the family in this period was Anctil of Anctiville.
France became aware of her European leadership in the early 16th century CE. The New World beckoned. The explorers led missionaries to North American settlements along the eastern seabord, including New France, New England, New Holland, and New Spain. Jacques Cartier made the first three voyages to New France, starting in 1534 CE. Champlain came in 1608 CE. His plans for development in Quebec fell quite short of the objectives of the company of New France. Champlain brought the first true migrant Louis Hebert, a Parisian apothecary, and his family, who arrived in 1617 CE.
In 1643 CE, 109 years after the first landing by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. Early marriage was desperately encouraged among the immigrants. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries CE. By 1675 CE, there were 7,000 French in Quebec. By the same year, the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island had reached 500.
In 1755 CE, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to the king of England and were deported to England. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of two great founding nations of Canada.
Amongst the settlers in North America, with this distinguished name Anctil, were Robert Antle or Antill who settled in Newfoundland by the year 1835 CE. William Antle settled in the same province by the year 1836 CE, as well as George Antell and Barney Antle who settled there by the year 1871 CE. Thomas Antle reached that province in 1886 CE.
The distinguished family name Anctil has made significant contributions to the culture, arts, sciences, and religion of France and New France. For example, Dr. Marc-Andr‚ Anctil of Quebec City and the fashion designer Pierre Anctil, of Quebec.
During the course of our research, we also determined the most ancient coat-of-arms recorded for this family name of Anctil
The coat-of-arms for the family name of Anctil was: "On a gold backgound, there are three green leaves."
................
http://www.wildflowerswv.com/ancell.html, Exerpts:
So where did the Ancell family name come from? Let's begin at the beginning. From all of the records on hand, it would appear that the Ancell family descended from the Norman race. It was thought the family derived from French origin but they were actually of Viking descent.
The year 870 A.D. shows the Vikings landing in the Orkneys and Northern Scotland under their leader, Stirgus the Stout. In 910 A.D. under their Earl, Thorfinn Rollo, they invaded France. When Rollo laid siege to Paris, the French King, Charles the Simple, finally conceded to defeat and granted northern France to Rollo. Rollo became the first Duke of Normandy, the so called new territory of the North men. Rollo married the daughter of Charles and eventually converted to Christianity.
In 1066 Duke William, a descendant of the first Duke of Normandy, invaded and defeated England. In 1086 he took a census of most of England and recorded it in the Domesday Book. It became the authority, the point of departure, for the ownership of land in England. A family name capable of being traced back to this document, or to Hastings, was a signal honour for most families during the middle ages, and even to this day.
The research from many ancient manuscripts and documents shows the first record of the name of Ancell to be found in the English county of Kent, where they were granted lands shortly after the Norman Conquest by King William the Conqueror in 1066 A.D. It is thought the Ansell (Ancell) family descends from a Pierre Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, Ansell being the shorter version of the name taken on by most branches of this noble Norman family who accompanied the Conqueror into England.
The Ancell name emerged to a notable family name in the county of Bedfordshire where they had moved from Kent soon after the Conquest. Records show they were granted lands in the town of Barford, which became their family seat and they also held estates in Middlesex. Many of the estates were forfeited to the crown when the family fell out of favor with the Royal Court in the Middle Ages.
In the 12th century many Norman families moved to Scotland, following the train of Earl of Huntingdon, who would later become King David of Scotland. The surname Ansell contributed much to local social and political life and to the affairs of England.
In the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, England and Scotland were ravaged by the religious and political conflict which brought about many injustices to the people. The Monarchy, the Church and Parliament fought for supremacy. Religion was divided by the Church of State, the Roman Church and the Reform Church.
Each faction, in its time, imposed its influence, assessments, tithes and penalties on the rich and poor alike. The spirit of the people were broken forcing many to turn away from the church.
Loyalties were engineered, marriages were arranged to acquire greater possessions, estates and influence at court. Many families were encouraged to migrate to Ireland, or to the Colonies. Non believers and dissidents were banished, sometimes even hanged.
The unrest caused many to think seriously of migrating to distant lands. The rumors and stories of the attractions of the New World spread throughout the world. Many immigrants sailed aboard the armada of small sailing ships known as the white sails which plied the stormy Atlantic seas.
These overcrowded ships were pestilence ridden, with sometimes 30% to 40% of the passenger list never reaching their destination, decimated by illness and the elements.
Ancell? Ansell? Anseline? Well, what's in a name? Whatever the variation in spelling we are all still from the same family. In North America, migrants which could be considered kinsman of the family name of Ancell included Edward Ansell, settled in Nevis in 1663; Elizabeth Ansell settled in Virginia in 1685, age 17; Claude Anseline, settled in New Orleans in 1719; David Ansell, settled in Philadelphia in 1752 and then moved westward: Edward Ancell settled in New York then on to Calvert county, Md.
Notes for Dinah (Spouse 1)
I also found Dinahs death certificate it goes like this,
Dinah Ancell, Widow of William Ancell died 1896 Dec 6th 25 Queensberry St, Dumfries.
Father Richard Carruthers, Innkeeper (decd) Mother Dinah N??
(decd) Cause of death influenza & Bronchitis
(Jacqui Swann, June 2003)
(But we had registered at least one son in 1899... despite the 34 yrs difference with the first son)
Im looking in the 1881 Census but I think by that date Dinah & William with their kids were already up here in Scotland. I need the 1851 Census for England but even then there were quite a bit of Ancells & Carruthers about at that time especially in Northern England.
I found the 1891 Census for the Ancells in Dumfries and it goes like this,
Dinah Ancell, Wife, Widow, 62, Retired, Innkeeper, England
Dinah Walker, Daug, Married, ?, Mill Worker, England
Richard Ancell , Son, Unmarried, 26, Gym Instructor, England
Grace Walker, Grand daug, 4, Dumfries
Kate Murray, Boarder, Unmarried, 20, Mill Worker, England
The address was 68 North Queensberry St, Dumfries, Scotland
(I can’t fit them in the family... but has similar name pattern - Dinah... Richard...)
I also found Dinahs death certificate it goes like this,
Dinah Ancell, Widow of William Ancell died 1896 Dec 6th 25 Queensberry St, Dumfries. Father Richard Carruthers, Innkeeper (decd) Mother Dinah N?? (decd)
Cause of death: influenza & Bronchitis
Dinah Ancell, Widow of William Ancell died 1896 Dec 6th 25 Queensberry St, Dumfries.
Father Richard Carruthers, Innkeeper (decd) Mother Dinah N??
(decd) Cause of death influenza & Bronchitis
(Jacqui Swann, June 2003)
(But we had registered at least one son in 1899... despite the 34 yrs difference with the first son)
Im looking in the 1881 Census but I think by that date Dinah & William with their kids were already up here in Scotland. I need the 1851 Census for England but even then there were quite a bit of Ancells & Carruthers about at that time especially in Northern England.
I found the 1891 Census for the Ancells in Dumfries and it goes like this,
Dinah Ancell, Wife, Widow, 62, Retired, Innkeeper, England
Dinah Walker, Daug, Married, ?, Mill Worker, England
Richard Ancell , Son, Unmarried, 26, Gym Instructor, England
Grace Walker, Grand daug, 4, Dumfries
Kate Murray, Boarder, Unmarried, 20, Mill Worker, England
The address was 68 North Queensberry St, Dumfries, Scotland
(I can’t fit them in the family... but has similar name pattern - Dinah... Richard...)
I also found Dinahs death certificate it goes like this,
Dinah Ancell, Widow of William Ancell died 1896 Dec 6th 25 Queensberry St, Dumfries. Father Richard Carruthers, Innkeeper (decd) Mother Dinah N?? (decd)
Cause of death: influenza & Bronchitis