| ![Show Contents]() Cricket History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Cricket is an ancient Norman name that arrived in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Cricket family lived in Oxfordshire. The family originally lived in Criquetot-Sur-Longueville, Normandy, and it is from this location that their name derives Early Origins of the Cricket familyThe surname Cricket was first found in Oxfordshire where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Cricket familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cricket research. Another 59 words (4 lines of text) covering the year 1176 is included under the topic Early Cricket History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cricket Spelling VariationsEndless spelling variations are a prevailing characteristic of Norman surnames. Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules, and the introduction of Norman French added an unfamiliar ingredient to the English linguistic stew. French and Latin, the languages of the court, also influenced spellings. Finally, Medieval scribes generally spelled words according to how they sounded, so one person was often referred to by different spellings in different documents. The name has been spelled Cricket, Crickett, Critchett, Critchet, Cricketot and others. Early Notables of the Cricket familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was
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To escape the political and religious persecution within England at the time, many English families left for the various British colonies abroad. The voyage was extremely difficult, though, and the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving. But for those who made it, the trip was most often worth it. Many of the families who arrived went on to make valuable contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families reveals a number of immigrants bearing the name Cricket or a variant listed above:
Cricket Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Dav Cricket, who landed in America in 1806 1
- David and Thomas Cricket, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1814
- 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)
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Cricket migration to the United States 
