Salford History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The lineage of the name Salford begins with the Anglo-Saxon tribes in Britain. It is a result of when they lived at the estate of Salford which had three early locations in England including Lancashire, Oxford and Bedfordshire.

Early Origins of the Salford family

The surname Salford was first found in Bedfordshire in the parish of Salford. "This place, which lies on the borders of Buckinghamshire, was formerly the property of a family who took their name from it, and was afterwards possessed by the Drakelows, and the Charnocks, from whom it passed by marriage to the Herveys." 1

Early History of the Salford family

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Salford Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Salford has undergone many spelling variations, including Salford, Sallford, Sallforde, Salforde and others.

Early Notables of the Salford family

Distinguished members of the family include Thomas Saffoled (died 1691), English empiric, (a person who, in medicine or other branches of science, relies solely on observation and experiment) originally a weaver by trade, received a license to practise as a doctor of physic from the bishop of London on 4 Sept. 1674. "He had a shop at...
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Salford migration to the United States +

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Salford were among those contributors:

Salford Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Robart Salford, who arrived in Virginia in 1611 aboard the "John & Francis" 2
Robert Salford, aged 56, who landed in Virginia in 1611 2
John Salford, who arrived in Virginia in 1616 aboard the "George" 2
Mary Salford, aged 24, who arrived in Virginia in 1619 aboard the ship "Bona Nova", sister to Robart and John. 2
Sara Salford, who arrived in Virginia in 1622 2
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Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. 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)