Shipman Family History
Shipman Name Meaning
occupational name for a shepherd, Middle English
schepman (literally ‘sheep man’).occupational name for a
mariner, or occasionally perhaps for a boatbuilder, Middle English
schipman (literally ‘ship man’).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Shipman
Name Distribution of Shipman Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Shipman families
 86 - 169  29 - 85 |
 1 - 28  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Shipman families
|
115 - 227 39 - 114 |
1 - 38 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Shipman families
|
2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Shipman census records
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Shipman Family Origin
Shipman Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Shipman families immigrated
to the United States.
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Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Shipman
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
your family.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Shipman Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Shipman census records
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Shipman Civil War Service Records
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