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Allford Family Crest
Allford Family Crest
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Where did the English Allford family come from? What is the English Allford family crest and coat of arms? When did the Allford family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Allford family history?

The name Allford has a long Anglo-Saxon heritage. The name comes from when a family lived beside or close to an old ford.

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Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Allford have been found, including Allford, Alford, Aleford, Aldeford, Alforde, Allferd, Alferd, Allforth, Alforth, Alsford and many more.

First found in Lincolnshire and Somerset, where the family held a family seat since ancient times. It is difficult to determine which of these parishes was the original home of this family, but more than likely the Lincolnshire estates were the first owned by the family group. The family later migrated to Berkshire, where it became a family of great prominence.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Allford research. Another 299 words(21 lines of text) covering the years 1184, 1273, 1275, 1634, 1641, 1763, 1908, 1590, 1649, 1626, 1648, 1595, 1653, 1628, 1644, 1645, 1691, 1679, 1690, 1626, 1636, 1686 and 1761 are included under the topic Early Allford History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 179 words(13 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Allford Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Allford, or a variant listed above: Richard Alford, who settled in Virginia in 1624; at the age of 26. He was followed by John, also to Virginia in 1663; and Nico Alford who settled in St. Christopher, Florida, in 1635..

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The Allford Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Allford Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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