Blidge History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Blidge family

Early History of the Blidge family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Blidge research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1000, 1450, 1512, 1515, 1516, 1517, 1518, 1520, 1522, 1545, 1546, 1547, 1551, 1592, 1611, 1613, 1642 and 1660 are included under the topic Early Blidge History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Blidge Spelling Variations

Blidge has been spelled many different ways. Before English spelling became standardized over the last few hundred years, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. As the English language changed in the Middle Ages, absorbing pieces of Latin and French, as well as other languages, the spelling of people's names also changed considerably, even over a single lifetime. Many variations of the name Blidge have been found, including Blagg, Blague, Blagge, Blage, Blag, Blaggue and others.

Early Notables of the Blidge family

Distinguished members of the family include Robert Blage or Blagge (d. 1522?), an English judge, who was of a Suffolk family, and was son of Stephen Blagge of Broke Montague in Somersetshire. "He was a commissioner of sewers in Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire in 1515, in Middlesex, Essex, and Hertfordshire in 1516, and in Kent in 1517. On 6 May 1518 he is found appointed to be guardian of William, son and heir of George Carleton. He was still acting as surveyor of crown lands on 29 Nov. 1520 and 21 March 1522. In May 1520, being seized of the manor of...
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Migration of the Blidge family

In an attempt to escape the chaos experienced in England, many English families boarded overcrowded and diseased ships sailing for the shores of North America and other British colonies. Those families hardy enough, and lucky enough, to make the passage intact were rewarded with land and a social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families became important contributors to the young colonies in which they settled. Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first Blidges to arrive on North American shores: David Blagg who settled in Virginia in 1654; John Blagg settled in Augusta county in Virginia in 1760.