The surname Bludworth was first found in London where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that city.
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Early History of the Bludworth family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bludworth research. Another 119 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487, 1620, 1660, 1665, 1666 and 1682 are included under the topic Early Bludworth History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Bludworth Spelling Variations
Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Bludworth family name include Bloodworth, Bludworth, Bluworth, Blumworth and many more.
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Early Notables of the Bludworth family
Distinguished members of the family include
Sir Thomas Bloodworth or Bludworth (1620-1682), Lord Mayor of London from October 1665 to October 1666, whose inaction during the early stages of the Great Fire of London has been widely criticized as...
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Migration of the Bludworth family
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Bludworth surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Jno Bloodworth, who arrived in Virginia in 1698; Timothy Bloodworth, who arrived in Virginia in 1700; and Joseph Bloodworth, who landed in Virginia in 1732..
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