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Where did the English Folkard family come from? What is the English Folkard family crest and coat of arms? When did the Folkard family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Folkard family history?
The name Folkard came to England with the ancestors of the Folkard family in the Norman Conquest of 1066. It comes from the medieval given name Folchard. This Norman name is of Germanic origin, and is composed of the elements folk, which means people, and hard, which means brave, strong, or hardy. In the 12th century, the name Folkard continued to be used as a first name in the areas of Norfolk and Suffolk.
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- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
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- First settlers to North America
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Anglo-Norman names tend to be marked by an enormous number of spelling variations. This is largely due to the fact that Old and Middle English lacked any spelling rules when Norman French was introduced in the 11th century. The languages of the English courts at that time were French and Latin. These various languages mixed quite freely in the evolving social milieu. The final element of this mix is that medieval scribes spelled words according to their sounds rather than any definite rules, so a name was often spelled in as many different ways as the number of documents it appeared in. The name was spelled Folkard, Fokard, Folkart, Folkert, Foucard and many more.First found in Devon, where they settled after 1066. Radulfus Fochart was registered in Normandy in 1198.
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Some of the Folkard family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 127 words(9 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Because of the political and religious discontent in England, families began to migrate abroad in enormous numbers. Faced with persecution and starvation at home, the open frontiers and generally less oppressive social environment of the New World seemed tantalizing indeed to many English people. The trip was difficult, and not all made it unscathed, but many of those who did get to Canada and the United States made important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers with Folkard name or one of its variants:
Folkard Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- R. D. Folkard, aged 47, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1895
Folkard Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- William Folkard, aged 22, who arrived at Ellis Island from Hull, England, in 1907
- John Folkard, aged 50, who arrived at Ellis Island from London, England, in 1907
- Ellen Folkard, aged 37, who arrived at Ellis Island from Manchester, England, in 1919
- Albert Folkard, aged 4, who arrived at Ellis Island from Manchester, England, in 1919
- Alfred Folkard, aged 32, who arrived at Ellis Island from Corbridge, England, in 1919
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- Naomi Folkard (b. 1983), English archer from Leamington Spa, England
- Charles James Folkard (1878-1963), English illustrator, creator of Teddy Tail, a popular cartoon character who ran in the Daily Mail
- Henry Folkard, British lawyer and author
- Steven Folkard, British lawyer and author
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- Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
- The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X).
- Sanders, Joanne McRee Edition. English Settlers in Barbados 1637-1800. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Mills, A.D. Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4).
- Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
- Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
- Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
- Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
- Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
- Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
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The Folkard Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Folkard 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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