Bolney History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Bolney family

Early History of the Bolney family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bolney research. Another 130 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1103, 1177, 1449, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1560 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Bolney History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bolney 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 Bolney family name include Bolney, Bollney, Bolnie, Bollnie, Belney and others.

Early Notables of the Bolney family

Distinguished members of the family include

• the Bolney family of Suffolk

Migration of the Bolney 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 Bolney surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Eugenie Belney, aged 55, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1894.