Haddington History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland
England

Early Origins of the Haddington family

The surname Haddington was first found in East Lothian, at the Royal Burgh of Haddington, a town that was ceded by King Edgar of England and became part of Scotland in the 10th century.

"It appears to have been a royal residence at an early period, and in various documents is mentioned as having been a demesne town of the kings in the beginning of the twelfth century. Ada, Countess of Northumberland, and mother of Malcolm IV., in 1178 founded here a convent for sisters of the Cistercian order, which she richly endowed, and dedicated to the Virgin Mary; and Alexander II., King of Scotland, was born at this place in 1198." 1

Haddington is also a hamlet in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire.

Early History of the Haddington family

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Haddington Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Haddington, Hadington, Headington, Hedington and others.

Early Notables of the Haddington family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Sir Henry Haddington of Kincardine

Haddington migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Haddington Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Haddington, who settled in Annapolis, Maryland in 1758

Haddington Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

William Haddington, aged 37, who arrived in Maryland in 1812 2

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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)