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![Show Contents]() Bartingdal History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Bartingdal familyThe surname Bartingdal was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, having prevailed over King Harold, granted most of Britain to his many victorious Barons. It was not uncommon to find a Baron, or a Bishop, with 60 or more Lordships scattered throughout the country. These he gave to his sons, nephews and other junior lines of his family and they became known as under-tenants. They adopted the Norman system of surnames which identified the under-tenant with his holdings so as to distinguish him from the senior stem of the family. After many rebellious wars between his Barons, Duke William, commissioned a census of all England to determine in 1086, settling once and for all, who held which land. He called the census the Domesday Book, 1 indicating that those holders registered would hold the land until the end of time. Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Bartin Dale, part of the lands of Hunmanby, held by Gilbert of Ghent, a Norman Baron, who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. Early History of the Bartingdal familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bartingdal research. Another 55 words (4 lines of text) covering the year 1424 is included under the topic Early Bartingdal History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bartingdal Spelling VariationsAnglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Bartindale, Bartingale, Bertendale, Bartingall, Bertingale, Bertondale, Bartingall and many more. Early Notables of the Bartingdal familyMore information is included under the topic Early Bartingdal Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Bartingdal familyFor many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Bartingdal or a variant listed above were: Jacques W. Bartindale, aged 30, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1903; and Walter Bartindale, aged 35, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1916.
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
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