Adge History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsAdge is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived near a prominent cliff or ridge; on a hillside. 1 2 Early Origins of the Adge familyThe surname Adge was first found in Worcestershire where Henry del Egge was listed in the Assize Rolls of 1221. A few years later, John de Egge was listed in the Assize Rolls for Cheshire in 1260 and atte Egge was found in the Subsidy Rolls for Worcestershire in 1327. 3 The original Edge family probably lived on the side of a hill and were described by the Saxon word "ecg" which meant "edge." After the Norman invasion of England in 1066 the surname was usually spelled "Egge." 1 4 Edge is a township, in the parish of Malpas, union of Great Boughton, higher division of the hundred of Broxton in Cheshire; a tything, in the parish of Painswick, union of Stroud, hundred of Bisley, in Gloucestershire; and a township, in the parish of Pontesbury, union of Atcham, hundred of Ford, S. division of the county of Salop (Shropshire.) 5 Another source claims "a location name in Yorkshire," 6 but we cannot trace this. "The name of Edge is well represented in the Derby district. Several of the boroughreeves of Manchester bore this name last century." 7 In Somerset, early records there show Robert atte Egge and Is (?Isabel) atte Egge, Somerset, 1 Edward III (during the first year of King Edward III's reign.) 8 Only one entry was found in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273, that of John de Egge, Salop and similarly in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379, Agnes del Egge. 9 In Lancashire, the Lay Subsidy Rolls record Henry del Egge of Withington, Lancashire, 1332; and John del Egge, of Reddish, Lancashire, 1332. "Therefore the Lancashire Edges probably hailed from Alderley Edge." 9 Early History of the Adge familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Adge research. Another 66 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1260 is included under the topic Early Adge History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Adge Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Adge family name include Edge, Edges, Egge, Eadge, Eadges, Egg, Eage, Egges, Eggs and many more. Early Notables of the Adge familyMore information is included under the topic Early Adge Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Adge family to IrelandSome of the Adge family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Adge surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Adge Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
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