Hilmes History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Hilmes family

Early History of the Hilmes family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hilmes research. Another 86 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1273 and 1327 are included under the topic Early Hilmes History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hilmes 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 Hilmes family name include Hillman, Hilman, Hilleman and others.

Early Notables of the Hilmes family

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Migration of the Hilmes 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 Hilmes surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Edward Hillman who settled in Virginia in 1654; James Hillman settled in Barbados in 1685; Thomas Hillman settled in New England in 1654; George, and John Hillman arrived in Philadelphia in 1745..