Alkin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

The Anglo-Saxon name Alkin comes from when the family resided in the village of Alchorne in the parish of Rotherfield, Sussex.

Early Origins of the Alkin family

The surname Alkin was first found in the county of Sussex, where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest of 1066.

Early History of the Alkin family

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Alkin Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Alkin has been recorded under many different variations, including Alcorn, Alcorne, Aldcorn, Aldcorne, Allcorn, Allcorne, Alchorn, Alchorne, Auldcorn, Auldcorne, Elcorn, Elcorne, Elchorne, Euldcorn, Euldchorne, Haldcorn, Halcorn and many more.

Early Notables of the Alkin family

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Migration of the Alkin family to Ireland

Some of the Alkin family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 60 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Alkin migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Alkin or a variant listed above:

Alkin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Samson Alkin, who landed in Virginia in 1636 1
Sampson Alkin, who landed in Virginia in 1653 1

Alkin migration to Australia +

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

Alkin Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. David Alkin, (Hawkins), (b. 1766), aged 34, British Convict who was convicted in Derby, Derbyshire, England for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Earl Cornwallis" in August 1800, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died in 1859 2

Citations +

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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 13th August 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/earl-cornwallis