A possible Viking beginning · a life in Leebotswood

A name with a long memory.

A family theory follows the Scaldingi from the Viking age, inland along the River Severn. Family records later place John Scaltocke’s life in Leebotswood, England. The journey between them is uncertain—and worth preserving honestly.

Enter the story The chapter being written

Dark wooden Viking-style longboat bow on the water — The family theory From the Scaldingi to Scoltock

The next chapter

The name, still at work.

The story is not only inherited. Scoltock Enterprises adds to it through focused digital ventures that solve everyday problems and respect the people who rely on them.

VENTURE · 01

MyFood.Delivery

MyFood.Delivery helps independent takeaways take orders, manage deliveries, and build stronger customer relationships.

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VENTURE · 02

ChargeMy.Mobi

Mobile power made available where people need it, with dependable shared charging stations and a straightforward rental journey.

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The enterprise

One company can hold more than one good idea. The common thread is useful technology, carefully made and responsibly operated.

Custodian of a name

The known. The imagined. The name carried between them.

One path leads north, to a family theory about the Scaldingi—Viking settlers named in old chronicles—and a possible journey inland along the River Severn. The account is romantic, compelling, and candid about the evidence it has yet to find.

Another path is held in family records: John Scaltocke was born and died in Leebotswood, England. Between theory and family history sits the real responsibility—to keep asking, keep preserving, and tell the difference honestly.

Continue through the known and the imagined

The Scoltock name

A possible voyage. A rooted name.

The story contains both family record and imagination. Preserving the name means valuing each while never confusing one for the other.

Low Countries English Channel River Severn Bridgnorth

A theorised route from the family account—not a proven migration.

“It is romantic to think that we may be Vikings after all.”

From a family account that carefully presents the Viking connection as a theory, not a proven conclusion.

9th century · theory

The Scaldingi possibility

A family account connects the name to the “Scaldingi”, described in Northumbrian chronicles as Viking settlers. It imagines that a group moving up the River Severn toward Bridgnorth may have remained and that the name changed across the centuries. The account itself emphasises that supporting evidence has not yet been found.

Family record · Leebotswood

John Scaltocke of Leebotswood

Family records place both the birth and death of John Scaltocke in Leebotswood, England. It gives the name a rooted English chapter within the longer Scoltock story.

Today · custodianship

A modern chapter

The task now is to preserve what can be evidenced, keep family tradition in its proper context, and add worthwhile work to the story through Scoltock Enterprises.

Custodianship

Keep the evidence. Respect the tradition. Be honest about the space between them.

To be a custodian of a name is not a claim to grandeur. It is a commitment to look after its records, tell its stories with care, and leave something worthwhile for whoever carries it next.

Contact

The story is still being written.

For conversations about MyFood, ChargeMy.Mobi, partnerships, or the wider work of Scoltock Enterprises.

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