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![Show Contents]() Alliham History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Alliham is a name whose history is connected to the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Alliham family once lived in the place named Allingham, which was in Kent. Allingham is a compound name, composed of the Old English elements Alling, which means holly, and ham, which means homestead. Thus, Allingham means holly homestead. 1 Early Origins of the Alliham familyThe surname Alliham was first found in Kent where they were Lords of the manor of Allingham. 2 Early History of the Alliham familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Alliham research. Another 79 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1613 is included under the topic Early Alliham History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Alliham 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 Alliham family name include Alingham, Allingham, Hallingham, Allighan and many more. Early Notables of the Alliham familyMore information is included under the topic Early Alliham Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Alliham family to Ireland
Some of the Alliham family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 53 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Alliham familyFor 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 Alliham surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Walter Alinham who settled in Barbados in 1704. In Newfoundland, James Allingham, from County Donegal, settled in St. John's in 1834; William Allingham was a fisherman of the Brandy Islands in 1869.
- Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
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