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Rideau Family Crest
Rideau Family Crest
Rideau

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

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Ridealgh, Redihalgh, Redheugh, Reddihough, Readyhough, Reddyhoff, Riddihough, Riddihough, Reddihalg, Redhough, Ridhough, Ridehalgh, Redihough, Redenough, Ridehalgh, Riddeough and many more.

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 year 1324 when William de Redihalgh held estates in that shire.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rideau research. Another 275 words(20 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487, and 1682 are included under the topic Early Rideau History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Rideau Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers, who arrived along the eastern seaboard, from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands.

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