Limb History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Limb family

The surname Limb was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held lands.

Early History of the Limb family

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Limb Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lumb, Loom, Limb, Loombe, Loomes, Lombe, Lomb and many more.

Early Notables of the Limb family

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Limb migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Limb Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Eliza Limb, aged 14, who arrived in New York in 1862 1

Limb migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Limb Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

George Limb, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Baboo" in 1848 2
Mr. James Limb, English convict who was convicted in Derby, Derbyshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Equestrian" on 27th August 1852, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Island), he died in 1852 aboard the ship 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Limb (post 1700) +

Mrs. Rowena Jane Elizabeth Limb O.B.E., British Area Director for Cities and Local Growth Unit, East and South East Midlands for the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire on 8th June 2018, for services to the Economy 4

Citations +

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)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) BABOO 1848. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1848Baboo.htm
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 16th May 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/equestrian
"Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62507, 28 December 2018 | London Gazette, The Gazette, Dec. 2018, www.thegazette.co.uk/honours-lists