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Eades History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

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Eades History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

The earliest origins of the name Eades date back to the time of the Anglo-Saxons. The name is derived from the son of Ede, as Edison, which was later shortened to Eadie. The surname Eades originally derived from the Old English word Eade which referred to abundant riches.However, another reference claims that the name was derived from the Middle English name Edwy and the Old English word Eadwig which are composed of the elements ead meaning prosperity and wig which meant war. 1 2

Early Origins of the Eades family

The surname Eades was first found in the Domesday Book of 1086 where the name is found as a surname only: Eddiva, Aediva pulchra. 3 Later Stephen Edy was recorded in the Gloucestershire in 1278. 4

The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 reveled more early spelling of the name: Edde (no personal name listed) in Norfolk; Edde filius Hugh in Huntingdonshire; William filius Ede in Suffolk; Robert filius Ede in Huntingdonshire; and William Ede in Norfolk. 5

"Eade is an ancient Suffolk name. In the form of Ede it occurred in this county, as well as in Norfolk, in the reign of Edward I., and in this form it was, at the same time, numerous in the neighbouring county of Huntingdonshire. Under "Sussex" reference will be found to this name in that county. Eades is a name now found in Bedfordshire, whilst Ede is found in Cornwall. The ancient name of Eade has long been in Sussex. In 1203 John Eade bought half a messuage for twenty shillings in the parish of Steyning." 6

Early History of the Eades family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Eades research. Another 150 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1379, 1500, 1555, 1565, 1566, 1603, 1604, 1609, 1667, 1686 and 1803 are included under the topic Early Eades History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Eades Spelling Variations

Until quite recently, the English language has lacked a definite system of spelling rules. Consequently, Anglo-Saxon surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. Changes in Anglo-Saxon names were influenced by the evolution of the English language, as it incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other languages. Although Medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, so it is common to find one person referred to by several different spellings of his surname, even the most literate people varied the spelling of their own names. Variations of the name Eades include Eadie, Eades, Edey, Eadey, Eddy, Edeson, Edison and others.

Early Notables of the Eades family

Distinguished members of the family include Richard Eedes or Edes (1555-1604), Dean of Worcester, born probably in Bedfordshire in 1555 of an old family which had been long seated at Sewell in...
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Eades Ranking

In the United States, the name Eades is the 5,372^nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 7

Migration of the Eades family to Ireland

Some of the Eades family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Eades migration to the United States +

Searching for a better life, many English families migrated to British colonies. Unfortunately, the majority of them traveled under extremely harsh conditions: overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the ocean. For those families that arrived safely, modest prosperity was attainable, and many went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the new colonies. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Eades or a variant listed above:

Eades Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Susana Eades, who arrived in Maryland in 1680 8
Henry Eades, who settled in Virginia in 1684
Thomas Eades and his sister Elizabeth settled in Maryland in 1685

Eades Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Henry Eades, who landed in Virginia in 1715 8
Roger Eades, who settled in Rappahannock Virginia in 1728

Eades Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Stephen Eades, aged 22, who landed in New York in 1849 8

Eades migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Eades Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Ann Eades, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1750
Sarah Eades, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1750
Thomas Eades, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1750
John Eades, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1750

Eades migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Eades Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. John Eades who was convicted in Middlesex, England for life, transported aboard the "Camden" on 21st March 1831, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 9
Henry Eades, English convict from Warwick, who was transported aboard the "Andromeda" on November 13, 1832, settling in New South Wales, Australia 10
G. Eades, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Delhi" in 1839 11

Eades migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Eades Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

William Eades, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1841
William Eades, aged 33, a brickmaker, who arrived in Port Nicholson aboard the ship "London" in 1842
Frances Eades, aged 32, who arrived in Port Nicholson aboard the ship "London" in 1842
James Eades, aged 8, who arrived in Port Nicholson aboard the ship "London" in 1842
Matilda Eades, aged 7, who arrived in Port Nicholson aboard the ship "London" in 1842
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Eades migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 12

Eades Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

John Eades, who settled in Barbados in 1669

Contemporary Notables of the name Eades (post 1700) +

Jerry L. Eades, American Republican politician, Chair of Cortland County Republican Party, 1910 13
James R. Eades, American politician, Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1974 13
James A. Eades, American politician, Delegate to Illinois State Constitutional Convention from Edgar County, 1862 13
Donald J. Eades, American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Geneva, New York, 1966 13
Carl G. Eades, American Republican politician, Chair of Monroe County Republican Party, 1940-42 13
Terry Gerald Eades (1944-2021), Northern Irish former professional footballer who played in Football League for Cambridge United and Watford

Historic Events for the Eades family +

HMS Dorsetshire

William Walter Eades (d. 1945), British Chief Petty Officer Cook (O) aboard the HMS Dorsetshire when she was struck by air bombers and sunk; he died in the sinking 14

Citations +

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Dixon, Bernard Homer, Surnames. London: John Wilson and son, 1857. Print
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 2nd December 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/camden
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 27) Andromeda voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1832 with 186 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/andromeda/1832
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) DELHI 1839. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1839Delhi.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Force Z Survivors HMS Dorsetshire Crew List, (Retrieved 2018, February 13th), https://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listdorsetshirecrew.html