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![Show Contents]() Brydick History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Brydick is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in Yorkshire, as well as Lancashire. The surname Brydick was also found in Manchester, and in the neighboring town of Oldham, where it still thrives. Early Origins of the Brydick familyThe surname Brydick was first found in Northumberland, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Brydick familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brydick research. Another 217 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1323, 1379, 1500, 1609, 1612, 1613 and 1678 are included under the topic Early Brydick History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Brydick Spelling VariationsSound 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 Brydick family name include Brideoake, Brideoke, Bridoake, Brydoake, Brydock, Brydok, Bridduck, Bridock and many more. Early Notables of the Brydick familyNotables of this surname at this time include: Ralph Brideoake (1613-1678), the Bishop of Chichester. He "was of lowly parentage, being, according to Wood, the son of Richard Brideoake, or Briddock, of Cheetham...
Another 32 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Brydick Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Brydick familyFor 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 Brydick surname or a spelling variation of the name include: James Bridduck who arrived in Nevis in 1663.
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