Hayhoe History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsOf all the Anglo-Saxon names to come from Britain, Hayhoe is one of the most ancient. The name is a result of the original family having lived in or beside an enclosed region. The surname Hayhoe originally derived from the Old English word "hegham" which referred to an "enclosed dwelling." 1 Early Origins of the Hayhoe familyThe surname Hayhoe was first found in Norfolk at Heigham, Potter, a parish, in the hundred of Happing. 2 The parish dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was recorded as Echam. 3 But by 1182, the parish was known as Higham Potter and possibly meant "homestead with a hedge or hatch-gate. The affix must allude to the pot-making here at an early date." 4 As far as early records of the family is concerned, Osward de Hecham was listed in the Pipe Rolls for Essex in 1176 and a few years later, Hugo de Hegham was listed in the Pipe Rolls for Kent in 1198. 5 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 had three early entries for the family: Ralph de Hegham, Norfolk; Thomas de Hegham or Heyham, Kent; and Robert de Heyham, Suffolk. 1 Later, Robertus de Hegham was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379. "This surname is derived from a geographical locality, 'of the Hegham,' i.e. the enclosed dwelling, a spot in East Cheshire that gave rise to a surname now very familiar to the directories of the surrounding district. Also parishes in the Dioceses of Norwich, Peterborough, and Rochester, which no doubt have contributed to the list in South England." 1 Early History of the Hayhoe familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hayhoe research. Another 101 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1440, 1495, 1545, 1554, 1555, 1558, 1559, 1560, 1568, 1570, 1571, 1572, 1634 and 1636 are included under the topic Early Hayhoe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hayhoe Spelling VariationsThe first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Hayhoe has been spelled many different ways, including Hyam, Hyams, Hygham, Hyham, Higham, Highams and many more. Early Notables of the Hayhoe familyNotables of the family at this time include Sir Clement Higham, (also Heigham), of Barrow Hall, Suffolk, (1495-1571), a Member of Parliament, Speaker of the House of Commons (1554-1555), Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, and a Privy Councillor to Queen Mary. He was of a Suffolk family, son of Clement Heigham of Lavenham. "On 27 January 1555 he was knighted by King Philip (Machyn, Diary, p. 342), and on 2 March 1558 he succeeded Sir David Brooke as lord chief Baron of the exchequer. He received a new patent on Queen Elizabeth's accession, but on 22 January 1559 he was...
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Hayhoe Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
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