Show ContentsBlaydes History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Anglo-Saxon name Blaydes comes from when the family resided in Yorkshire, where they settled in a place called Blades, which is now lost. Many of the place-names that yield surnames are of small communities, villages and hamlets and some of these no longer exist. The family claim descent from Drago de Bewere, a Danish nobleman who settled at a place called Blades in north England around 1016. He obtained extensive land grants which were recorded in the Domesday Book Survey of 1086. The variant Burseblades emerged through a compounding of the names of the founder and the estate.

Early Origins of the Blaydes family

The surname Blaydes was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from early times.

Early History of the Blaydes family

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Blaydes Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Blaydes has been recorded under many different variations, including Blades, Blade, Blate, Blait, Blayde, Blaide, Blaydes, Blaites, Blaits, Blaides and many more.

Early Notables of the Blaydes family

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United States Blaydes migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Blaydes or a variant listed above:

Blaydes Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Sam Blaydes, who arrived in Virginia in 1683 1
Blaydes Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Alfred S Blaydes, who landed in Mississippi in 1843 1
  • Fredr. A. Blaydes, aged 49, who arrived in New York in 1894 aboard the ship "Umbria" from Queenstown, Ireland 2
  • Wilfrid Blaydes, aged 29, who arrived in New York in 1895 aboard the ship "Teutonic" from Liverpool and Queenstown 2
Blaydes Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Mary Blaydes, aged 32, who arrived in New York City in 1906 aboard the ship "Baltic" from Liverpool, England 2
  • Audrey M. Blaydes, aged 4, who arrived in New York City in 1906 aboard the ship "Baltic" from Liverpool, England 2
  • Randolph C. Blaydes, aged 2, who arrived in New York City in 1906 aboard the ship "Baltic" from Liverpool, England 2
  • Harry Blaydes, aged 40, who arrived in New York in 1924 aboard the ship "Lancastria" from Southampton, England 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Blaydes (post 1700) +

  • Richard B. Blaydes, American fighter pilot and flying ace in the U.S. Navy, during World War II, credited with 5 aerial victories


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result


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