| ![Show Contents]() Adlenton History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Adlenton familyThe surname Adlenton was first found in Lancashire at Adlington, a small town and civil parish that dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 where it was first listed as Eduluintune. 1 Adlington was part of the Penwortham barony granted to Randle de Marsey and later held by the Ferrers. The place name literally means "estate associated with a man called Eadwulf," from the Old English personal name + "ing" + "tun." 2 "The Adlington family held lands here in the reign of Edward II, and for many subsequent generations." 3 In 1202 Walter de Adlington granted six oxgangs of land to Siward de Duxbury. By 1288, Hugh de Adlington and Adam de Duxbury each held a moiety of the manor of William de Ferrers. Adlington Hall was a grand Georgian country house but was demolished in the 1960s. Adlington, Cheshire is a village and civil parish and home to Adlington Hall, a country house with a great hall that was constructed between 1480 and 1505. This latter village was ancestral home to the Leghs. Early History of the Adlenton familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Adlenton research. Another 110 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1566, 1567, 1571, 1582, 1596, 1613 and 1664 are included under the topic Early Adlenton History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Adlenton Spelling VariationsDuring the era when a person's name, tribe and posterity was one of his most important possessions, many different spellings were found in the archives examined. Adlenton occurred in many references, and spelling variations of the name found included Adlington, Adlinton, Adlenton, Adelington, Addlington, Addlinton, Atlington, Attlington and many more. Early Notables of the Adlenton familyNotable amongst the family name during their early history was William Adlington (fl. 1566) English translator of the Elizabethan era in the "golden age of translations". His translation of Apuleius' 2nd century...
Another 32 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Adlenton Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Adlenton familyGradually becoming disenchanted with life in Ireland many of these uprooted families sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. These overcrowded ships often arrived with only 60 to 70% of their original passenger list, many dying of illness and the elements, were buried at sea. In North America, early immigrants bearing the family name Adlenton, or a spelling variation of the surname include: George Adlington, who arrived in Baltimore in 1758; William Adlington, who came to Philadelphia in 1865; and Chas Addlington, who was on record in Toronto in 1871..
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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