Antishead is a name whose history is connected to the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Antishead family once lived in Suffolk. The surname Antishead belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxonhabitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.
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Early Origins of the Antishead family
The surname Antishead was first found in Sussex where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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Early History of the Antishead family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Antishead research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1172 and 1350 are included under the topic Early Antishead History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Antishead Spelling Variations
Sound 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 Antishead family name include Hemstead, Hampstead, Hempstead, Hemsted and others.
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Early Notables of the Antishead family
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Migration of the Antishead family
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 Antishead surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Robert Hempstead who settled in New London Conn. in 1630; John Hempstead arrived in New England in 1777; Richard Hemstead settled in Virginia in 1652..
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