| ![Show Contents]() Bicking History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The name Bicking first arose amongst the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is derived from their having lived in a village of Bocking, in the county of Essex near Braintree Early Origins of the Bicking familyThe surname Bicking was first found in Essex, at Bocking, a parish, in the union of Braintree, hundred of Hinckford. 1 However, one of the first records of the family was Ralph Bocking (d. 1270), a Dominican friar, stated to have been a native of Chichester. "He was the private confessor of Richard Wych, who held the see of Chichester from 1245 till his death in 1253. " 2 Early History of the Bicking familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bicking research. Another 269 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1203, 1273, 1337, 1500, 1533 and 1534 are included under the topic Early Bicking History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bicking Spelling VariationsOne relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Bicking has appeared include Bocking, Boking, Bokings, Bockyng, Bockinges and others. Early Notables of the Bicking familyNotables of this surname at this time include: Edward Bocking, (d. 1534) a Benedictine monk famous for his opposition to King Henry VIII. He was the leading supporter of Elizabeth Barton, the nun of Kent. "A few months after Henry VIII's marriage with Anne Boleyn (28 May 1533), the...
Another 49 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bicking Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Bicking familyAt this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Bicking arrived in North America very early: Richard Bocking, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1741.
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
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