The noble Viking settlers who came to the rocky shores of Scotland in the Middle Ages brought with them the ancestors of the Blanchin family. They lived in Blencarne, in the parish of Kirkland, in the county of Cumberland.
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Early Origins of the Blanchin family
The surname Blanchin was first found in Cumberland, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
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Early History of the Blanchin family
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Blanchin Spelling Variations
Scottish names from the Middle Ages vary enormously in their spellings. This is a result of the fact that there were no universal standards like dictionaries for scribes to judge by. The recorded spelling variations of the name Blanchin include Blenkhorn, Blinckharne, Blencarne, Blincarne, Blankhorne, Blinkarne, Blenken, Blinkhorn and many more.
Early Notables of the Blanchin family
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Migration of the Blanchin family
Settlers found farms all along the eastern part of what would become the United States and Canada. They provided a base and a backbone that would strengthen two great nations in the making. In the 20th century, the ancestors of those brave Scots have rediscovered their heritage through highland games and Scottish historical societies. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Scottish name Blanchin or a variant listed above, including: Sharp Blenken who settled in Philadelphia in 1846; William Blinkhorn settled in Nova Scotia in 1774 with his wife Anne, sons, William and John, Daughters Ann and Eleanor.
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