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Early Origins of the Loades family

The surname Loades was first found in Somerset 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 year 1194 when Wulfward Loades when they held lands.

Early History of the Loades family

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Loades Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Loads, Loades, Lode, Loader, Lodder and others.

Early Notables of the Loades family

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United States Loades migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Loades Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • William Loades, who landed in Maryland in 1642 1

Australia Loades migration to Australia +

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

Loades Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Edward Waller Loades, aged 35, a carpenter, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Caroline" 2


  1. 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)
  2. South Australian Register Thursday 26th April 1855. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Caroline 1855. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/caroline1855.shtml


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