The surname Bolsted was first found in Surrey at Polstead, a Saxon small village and civil parish that dates back to c. 975 when it was listed as Polstede. By the Domesday Book of 1086, the place name had evolved into Polesteda 1 and literally meant "place by a pool," having derived from the Old English "pol" + "stede." 2 To this day, there are still two large ponds in the village. The church located at the bottom of Polstead Hill, close to Polstead Pond, dates from the 12th century and contains what many believe are the earliest bricks made in England. Polstead Heath is a hamlet nearby.
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Early History of the Bolsted family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bolsted research. Another 134 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1476, 1487, 1510 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Bolsted History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Bolsted Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Polsted, Polstead, Poulstead, Poolsted, Poolstead, Polstodd, Polstrod, Polstrode, Bolsted, Bolstead, Bolstrod and many more.
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Early Notables of the Bolsted family
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Migration of the Bolsted family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
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