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Where did the English Childs family come from? What is the English Childs family crest and coat of arms? When did the Childs family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Childs family history?
The founding heritage of the Childs family is in the Anglo-Saxon culture that once dominated in Britain. The name Childs comes from when one of the family worked as a military officer in the 10th century, probably comparable to a modern sergeant. In the Old English, it was rendered cild, which meant child. It was applied to the rank above the common soldier in that period, probably because they were in charge of "children." Later, in the 13th and 14th centuries, it came to denote a young man in training for the knighthood.
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The 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. Childs has been spelled many different ways, including Child, Childe, Childs, Childes and others.First found in Hertfordshire where they held a family seat in ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest in 1066.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Childs research. Another 295 words(21 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1280, 1379, and 1784 are included under the topic Early Childs History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Childs. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Childss to arrive in North America:
Childs Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Benjamin Childs, who landed in Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1630
- Tho Childs, aged 30, arrived in Virginia in 1635
- Rich Childs, who arrived in Virginia in 1637
- Richard Childs, who landed in Virginia in 1639
- Joseph Childs who settled in Watertown, Massachusetts, and became a freeman in 1654
Childs Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Robert Childs, aged 27, arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1774
- William Childs, aged 21, arrived in Maryland in 1775
Childs Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- James Childs, who landed in Ohio in 1809
- Charles Childs, who landed in America in 1810
- G Childs, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851
- C W Childs, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851
- W Childs, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851
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- Lucinda Childs (b. 1940), American dancer and choreographer
- Barney Childs (1926-2000), American composer
- Brevard Childs (1923-2007), American Biblical scholar, Professor of Old Testament at Yale University (1958 to 1999)
- Chris Childs (b. 1967), retired American NBA basketball player
- Clarence Algernon "Cupid" Childs (1867-1912), American Major League baseball player
- David Childs (b. 1941), American architect and designer, Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council
- Earle Childs (1893-1918), U.S. Navy submarine officer in World War I, eponym of the destroyer USS Childs (DD-241)
- George William Childs (1829-1894), American publisher, co-owner of the Philadelphia Public Ledger
- John Childs, American pioneer aviator, nicknamed "Flying Man" performed the first known flight in America on September 13, 1757
- Marquis William Childs (1903-1990), American journalist, winner of the 1970 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary
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We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- Genealogy of the Child, Childs, and Childe Families: of the Past and Present in the United States and the Canadas, from 1630 to 1881 by Elias Child.
- Harris, Vredenburg, Child and Allied Families (including the Childs Family) by Marian J. Newell.
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- Bradford, William. History of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647 Edited by Samuel Eliot Morrison 2 Volumes. New York: Russell and Russell, 1968. Print.
- Markale, J. Celtic Civilization. London: Gordon & Cremonesi, 1976. Print.
- Hinde, Thomas Ed. The Domesday Book England's Heritage Then and Now. Surrey: Colour Library Books, 1995. Print. (ISBN 1-85833-440-3).
- Bardsley, C.W. A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6).
- MacAulay, Thomas Babington. History of England from the Accession of James the Second 4 volumes. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1879. Print.
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds. Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8).
- Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Bowman, George Ernest. The Mayflower Reader A Selection of Articales from The Mayflower Descendent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Bede, The Venerable. Historia Ecclesiatica Gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History Of the English People). Available through Internet Medieval Sourcebook the Fordham University Centre for Medieval Studies. Print.
- Leeson, Francis L. Dictionary of British Peerages. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1121-5).
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