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![Show Contents]() Biglend History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England
The lineage of the name Biglend begins with the Anglo-Saxon tribes in Britain. It is a result of when they lived in an estate called Bigland, in the parish of Cartmell, North Lancashire. Early Origins of the Biglend familyThe surname Biglend 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 Biglend familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Biglend 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 Biglend History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Biglend Spelling VariationsOnly recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Biglend has undergone many spelling variations, including Bigland, Biglin, Biglen, Biglon, Biglande, Byglande and many more. Early Notables of the Biglend familyAnother 31 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Biglend Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Biglend familyTo escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Biglend were among those contributors: 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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