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

The name Hansford has a long Anglo-Saxon heritage. The name comes from when a family lived in the township of Handforth, in the parish of Cheadle in the county of Cheshire.

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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 Hansford have been found, including Handford, Hanford and others.

First found in Cheshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hansford research. Another 240 words(17 lines of text) covering the year 1230 is included under the topic Early Hansford History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Hansford 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 Hansford, or a variant listed above:

Hansford Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Eliza Hansford, who landed in Virginia in 1651
  • John Hansford, who arrived in Virginia in 1653

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  • Frank Cicero Hansford, American Major League Baseball player in the late 1800s
  • Pamela Hansford (1912-1981), English novelist, playwright, poet, literary and social critic
  • Edwin A. Hansford (1895-1959), Canadian politician from Manitoba
  • Gregg Hansford (1952-1995), Australian motorcycle and touring car racer


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The Hansford Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Hansford 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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