| ![Show Contents]() Boult History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 England France The ancestry of the name Boult dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived on a small farm, from the Anglo Saxon word bold, which means, small farm. Early Origins of the Boult familyThe surname Boult was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Boult familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boult research. Another 229 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1066 and 1813 are included under the topic Early Boult History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Boult Spelling VariationsSpelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Boult have been found, including deblot,Bolt, Bold, Boald, Boalt, Boltt, Bolde, Bolte, Boult and many more. Early Notables of the Boult familyMore information is included under the topic Early Boult Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Boult migration to the United States | + |
Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Boult, or a variant listed above:
Boult Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Annis Boult, who landed in Virginia in 1623 1
- George Boult, who arrived in Virginia in 1653 1
- John Boult, who landed in Maryland in 1678 1
Boult Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- R W Boult, who arrived in Mississippi in 1899 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Boult (post 1700) | + |
- Swinton Boult (1809-1876), English Secretary and Director of the Liverpool, London, and Globe Insurance Company 2
- Sir Adrian Cedric Boult (1889-1983), English chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 5 Feb. 2019
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Boult migration to the United States 
