| ![Show Contents]() Sandham History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The ancient name of Sandham finds its origins with the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from a name for a person who was employed as the servant of Sandy or Saunder. Occupational names that were derived from the common trades of the medieval era transcended European cultural and linguistic boundaries. The most common suffixes for occupational names are maker, herd, hewer, smith, er, ing, and man. Early Origins of the Sandham familyThe surname Sandham was first found in Perthshire in Scotland where they held a family seat from about the year 1550 at Alyth. According to Barber the name is derived from Sandys in Cumberland, rather than of Danish or Dutch extraction.(Men of Truth). Early History of the Sandham familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sandham research. Another 213 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1377, 1628, 1718, 1735, 1780, 1781, 1872, 1894 and 1896 are included under the topic Early Sandham History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sandham Spelling VariationsSound 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 Sandham family name include Sandeman, Sandiman, Sandieman, Sandman and others. Early Notables of the Sandham familyMore information is included under the topic Early Sandham Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Sandham migration to the United States | + |
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, 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 Sandham surname or a spelling variation of the name include :
Sandham Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- George Sandham, aged 28, who arrived in America in 1822 1
- George Anson Sandham, who landed in New York, NY in 1845 1
- William Sandham, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1872 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Sandham (post 1700) | + |
- Mr. Rory Sandham Copinger-Symes C.B.E., born in Gravesend, Kent, England, English Brigadier General for the Royal Marines, was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 29th December 2018 2
| Historic Events for the Sandham family | + |
HMS Royal Oak - Gordon Mellenby Sandham (1916-1939), British Engine Room Artificer 4th Class with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking 3
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Stat Veritas
Motto Translation: Truth Stands.
- 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)
- "Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62507, 28 December 2018 | London Gazette, The Gazette, Dec. 2018, www.thegazette.co.uk/honours-lists
- Ships hit by U-boats crew list HMS Royal Oak (08) - (Retrieved 2018 February, 9th) - retrieved from https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html
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