| ![Show Contents]() Awlyncrome History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Scotland England An ancient Strathclyde-Briton family from the Scottish/English Borderlands were the first to use the name Awlyncrome. They lived in Roxburghshire (Borders) at Ancrum, a small village which had earlier been called Alncromb, which literally meant "a bend in the river Ale." Early Origins of the Awlyncrome familyThe surname Awlyncrome was first found in Dumbartonshire, where they held a family seat in the lands of Ancrum from about the 11th century. "In 1252 John of Alnecromb appears as witness to a charter by Richard Burnard of Farningham to the monks of Melrose. In 1296 a writ was issued to the sheriff of Roxburgh, ordering him to restore to Richard de Alnecrum his forfeited lands. John de Allyncrum, was Clerk of Register and auditor of accounts in 1358. John de Allynerom, a Scottish merchant, who received in 1361 a safe conduct to England from Edward III is doubtless John of Allyncrum, a prominent burgess of Edinburgh, who, c. 1362, granted his lands of Crageroke to the Church of St. Giles, Edinburgh." 1 Early History of the Awlyncrome familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Awlyncrome research. Another 142 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1358, 1361, 1370, 1567, 1684 and 1781 are included under the topic Early Awlyncrome History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Awlyncrome Spelling VariationsBefore the printing press standardized spelling in the last few hundred years, no general rules existed in the English language. Spelling variations in Scottish names from the Middle Ages are common even within a single document. Awlyncrome has been spelled Ancram, Ancrum, Ancrumb, Anckrum, Ancromb, Allyncrum, Alncrum, Alyncrome, Allyncom and many more. Early Notables of the Awlyncrome familyMore information is included under the topic Early Awlyncrome Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Awlyncrome familyFor Scottish immigrants, the great expense of travel to North America did not seem such a problem in those unstable times. Acres of land awaited them and many got the chance to fight for their freedom in the American War of Independence. These Scots and their ancestors went on to play important roles in the forging of the great nations of the United States and Canada. Among them: William Ancrum who settled in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1766.
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
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