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Early Origins of the Barnicott family

The surname Barnicott was first found in Devonshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1279 when Thomas de Bernecot from Deven branched to Oxfordshire and held estates.

Early History of the Barnicott family

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Barnicott Spelling Variations

The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Barnicott has been spelled many different ways, including Barnicutt, Barnicott, Barnicot, Barnicoat, Barnicote, Barnecut, Barnecutt, Barnycott, Barneycott, Barricutt and many more.

Early Notables of the Barnicott family

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Australia Barnicott migration to Australia +

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

Barnicott Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. William Barnicott, (b. 1822), aged 27, Cornish labourer from Penzance, Cornwall, Uk travelling aboard the ship "Duchess of Northum" arriving in Port Phillip, New South Wales, Australia on 15th January 1849 1
  • Mrs. Eliza Barnicott, (b. 1823), aged 26, Cornish settler from Penzance, Cornwall, Uk travelling aboard the ship "Duchess of Northum" arriving in Port Phillip, New South Wales, Australia on 15th January 1849 1
  • Mr. William John Barnicott, (b. 1843), aged 6, Cornish settler from Penzance, Cornwall, Uk travelling aboard the ship "Duchess of Northum" arriving in Port Phillip, New South Wales, Australia on 15th January 1849 1
  • Miss Eliza Jane Barnicott, (b. 1846), aged 3, Cornish settler from Penzance, Cornwall, Uk travelling aboard the ship "Duchess of Northum" arriving in Port Phillip, New South Wales, Australia on 15th January 1849 1
  • Mr. Male Barnicott, (b. 1848), aged Infant, Cornish settler from Penzance, Cornwall, Uk travelling aboard the ship "Duchess of Northum" arriving in Port Phillip, New South Wales, Australia on 15th January 1849 1
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  1. Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, May 30). Ships' Passenger Lists of Arrivals in New South Wales on (1828 - 1842, 1848 - 1849) [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_nsw_1838_on.pdf


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