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![Show Contents]() Bigglynd History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Bigglynd is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in an estate called Bigland, in the parish of Cartmell, North Lancashire. Early Origins of the Bigglynd familyThe surname Bigglynd was first found in Lancashire, where they were a very ancient family seated at Bigland Hall "from the time of the Conquest." 1 Now known as Biglands, with Gamblesby, this township, is in the parish of Aikton, union of Wigton, Cumberland ward, and E. division of Cumberland. 2 Bigland Hall survives today as a country house with the latest rendition built in the 16th century. Early History of the Bigglynd familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bigglynd research. Another 158 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1485, 1509, 1559, 1620, 1647, 1650, 1672, 1689, 1690, 1704 and 1716 are included under the topic Early Bigglynd History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bigglynd 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 Bigglynd family name include Bigland, Biglin, Biglen, Biglon, Biglande, Byglande and many more. Early Notables of the Bigglynd familyAnother 31 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bigglynd Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Bigglynd 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 Bigglynd surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Patrick Bigland, who arrived in New York in 1824.
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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