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Early Origins of the Liddicoat family

The surname Liddicoat was first found in Oxfordshire 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 shire.

Early History of the Liddicoat family

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Liddicoat Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Litcott, Litelcot, Littlecott, Littelcott, Litecott, Litecot, Litcot, Liddicoat, Lidcoate, Lidicote and many more.

Early Notables of the Liddicoat family

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United States Liddicoat migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Liddicoat Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Miss Grace Liddicoat, (b. 1821), aged 30, Cornish settler departing from Penzance aboard the ship "Mecca" arriving in the United States on 31 July 1851 1
Liddicoat Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Mr. Albert Liddicoat, (b. 1882), aged 21, Cornish miner travelling aboard the ship "St Paul" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 26th April 1903 en route to Ishpeming, Michigan, USA 2
  • Mr. Arthur Liddicoat, (b. 1884), aged 21, Cornish miner travelling aboard the ship "Philadelphia" arriving at Ellis Island, New York in 1905 en route to Mohawk, Michigan, USA 2
  • Arthur Liddicoat, aged 21, who immigrated to the United States from Cornwall, in 1905
  • Julia Liddicoat, aged 28, who settled in America from London, in 1905
  • John Liddicoat, aged 22, who landed in America from Devonport, in 1906
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Australia Liddicoat migration to Australia +

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

Liddicoat Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • George Liddicoat, English convict from Cornwall, who was transported aboard the "Agincourt" on July 6, 1844, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 3
  • Mr. George Liddicoat, (b. 1815), aged 29 born in St. Columb Major, Cornwall, UK convicted in Bodmin on 23rd March 1844, sentenced for death reduced to life for firing stacks, transported aboard the ship "Agincourt" in 1844 to Van Diemen's Land, Tasmania, Australia 4
  • Mr. George Liddicoat, (b. 1815), aged 29, Cornish settler convicted in Cornwall, UK on 23rd March 1844, sentenced for life for setting fire to a corn stack belonging to James Polkinhorne, transported aboard the ship "Agincourt" on 6th July 1844 to Van Diemen's Land, Tasmania, Australia 5
  • John Liddicoat, aged 20, a miner, who arrived in South Australia in 1851 aboard the ship "Marion" 6
  • Miss Ann Liddicoat, (b. 1829), aged 24, Cornish general house servant, from St. Columb, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "Malvina Vidal" arriving in New South Wales, Australia on 20th June 1853 7
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Liddicoat Settlers in Australia in the 20th Century
  • Miss Daisy Liddicoat, (b. 1901), aged 9, Cornish settler travelling aboard the ship "Rippingham Grange" arriving in Queensland, Australia on 24th April 1910 8
  • Mr. E. J. Liddicoat, (b. 1861), aged 49, Cornish settler travelling aboard the ship "Rippingham Grange" arriving in Queensland, Australia on 24th April 1910 8
  • Mr. Edward Liddicoat, (b. 1887), aged 23, Cornish settler travelling aboard the ship "Rippingham Grange" arriving in Queensland, Australia on 24th April 1910 8
  • Miss Gwendoline Liddicoat, (b. 1908), aged 2, Cornish settler travelling aboard the ship "Rippingham Grange" arriving in Queensland, Australia on 24th April 1910 8
  • Mr. Leonard Liddicoat, (b. 1904), aged 6, Cornish settler travelling aboard the ship "Rippingham Grange" arriving in Queensland, Australia on 24th April 1910 8
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New Zealand Liddicoat 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:

Liddicoat Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Miss Emma Liddicoat, (b. 1855), aged 20, Cornish servant departing on 2nd February 1875 aboard the ship "Wennington" going to Bluff or Otago, New Zealand arriving in port on 15th March 1875 9
  • Andrew Liddicoat, aged 21, a farm labourer, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Caroline" in 1876 10
  • Mr. William Liddicoat, (b. 1856), aged 21, Cornish farm labourer departing on 26th September 1877 aboard the ship "Opawa" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 3rd January 1878 11
  • Mr. Andrew Liddicoat, (b. 1854), aged 21, Cornish farm labourer departing on 12th October 1875 aboard the ship "Caroline" going to Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand arriving in port on 31st January 1876 9

Contemporary Notables of the name Liddicoat (post 1700) +

  • Richard T. Liddicoat (1918-2002), American "Father of Gemology" and Architect of the international diamond grading system


  1. Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to New York 1820 - 1891 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_new_york_1820_1891.pdf
  2. Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_ellis_island_1892_on.pdf
  3. State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 24) Agincourt voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1844 with 226 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/agincourt/1844
  4. Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 30th May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/tasmanian_convicts_cornish.pdf
  5. Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 30th May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_australia_convicts.pdf
  6. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) MARION 1851 - HER HISTORY. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1851Marion.htm
  7. Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_nsw_1850_59.pdf
  8. Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retreived 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_australia_queensland.pdf
  9. Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to other ports, 1872 - 84 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/new_zealand_assisted.pdf
  10. New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 5th November 2010). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
  11. Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to Lyttelton 1858-84 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/new_zealand_assisted.pdf


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