Boalyngton History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Boalyngton family

Early History of the Boalyngton family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boalyngton research. Another 213 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1199, 1379, 1500, 1605, 1613 and 1766 are included under the topic Early Boalyngton History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Boalyngton Spelling Variations

Sound 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 Boalyngton family name include Bollington, Bolington, Bolinton, Bolyngton and many more.

Early Notables of the Boalyngton family

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Migration of the Boalyngton family

For 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 Boalyngton surname or a spelling variation of the name include: J W Bollington, aged 28, who arrived at Ellis Island in 1895; James Bollington, aged 34, who arrived at Ellis Island from England in 1913; and Peter Bollington, aged 66, who arrived at Ellis Island in 1910..