Shafto is a surname. The

Shafto family The Shafto family is an alternative surname for the Ffolliot family, who were established in the 14th century at Shafto Crag, Northumberland and adopted the alternative surname of Shafto. Shafto of Little Bavington, Northumberland In the 15th ce ...

origins can be traced back to the Ffolliot family, who were established by the 14th century at Shafto Crag,

Northumberland Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey. It is bordered by land on ...

and adopted the alternative surname of Shafto. The following people have the name Shafto: *

Bobby Shafto Robert Shafto (sometimes spelt Shaftoe) (circa 1732 – 24 November 1797) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1760 and 1790. He was the likely subject of a famous North East English folk song and nursery rhyme " B ...

, 18th century British Member of Parliament (MP), the likeliest subject of a famous North East English folk song * Henry Shafto Harrison (1810–92) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Wanganui, New Zealand *

Robert Duncombe Shafto Robert Duncombe Shafto (1806 – 22 March 1889) was a British Liberal Party politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for North Durham from 1847 to 1868 Events January–March * January 2 – British Expedition to Abys ...

(1796–1888), British Liberal Party politician *

Robert Eden Duncombe Shafto Robert Eden Duncombe Shafto (23 March 1776 – 17 January 1848) of Whitworth Hall, Spennymoor, County Durham, was a British politician. He was Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the p ...

(1776–1848), British politician from Whitworth Hall, Spennymoor, County Durham * Robert Shafto (1690–1729) (1690–1729), British politician from Whitworth Hall, Spennymoor, County Durham

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