Show ContentsBodycote History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The name Bodycote is an old Anglo-Saxon name. It comes from when a family lived in Bodicott, a chapelry in the parish of East Adderbury, near Banbury, Oxfordshire.

Early Origins of the Bodycote family

The surname Bodycote was first found in Oxfordshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Bodycote family

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Bodycote Spelling Variations

Before the last few hundred years, the English language had no fast system of spelling rules. For that reason, spelling variations are commonly found in early Anglo-Saxon surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name Bodycote were recorded, including Bodycoat, Bodicoat, Bodicote, Bodicot, Bodicutt, Bodycote and many more.

Early Notables of the Bodycote family

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Australia Bodycote migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Bodycote Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

HMS Dorsetshire
  • Arthur John Edwin Bodycote (d. 1945), British Petty Officer aboard the HMS Dorsetshire when she was struck by air bombers and sunk; he died in the sinking 1


  1. Force Z Survivors HMS Dorsetshire Crew List, (Retrieved 2018, February 13th), https://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listdorsetshirecrew.html


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