Calderbank History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The present generation of the Calderbank family is only the most recent to bear a name that dates back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. Their name comes from having lived in Cumberland at Caldbeck. 1 The earliest record of the place was in the 11th century when it was known as Caldebek and literally meant "cold stream," from the Viking "kaldr" + "bekkr." 2

One source presumes the name was originally Norman having derived from the place names Caudebec or Caldebec, Normandy. The author notes "William de Caudebec occurs in the Duchy 1180-1195." 3

Early Origins of the Calderbank family

The surname Calderbank was first found in Cumberland where the family claim descent from Caldbeck, a parish in the union of Wigton, Allerdale ward below Derwent. "The river Caldbeck flows through the village and the church bears date 1112, founded soon after the establishment of an hospital for travellers, by the prior of Carlisle, with the permission of Ranulph D'Engain, chief forester of Inglewood." 4

Here we find Alan de Caudebec in the Pipe Rolls of 1214. Later, Thomas de Caldebek was listed as a Freeman of Yorl in 1321 and later again, Henry Caldebek was found in the Feet of Fines for Essex in 1453. 5

Early History of the Calderbank family

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Calderbank Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Calderbank include Calderbank, Calderbeck, Caldebank, Caldebeck, Coldbeck, Colebeck, Colebank, Colderbank, Coulderbank, Coulderbeck, Colderback, Coldeback and many more.

Early Notables of the Calderbank family

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Calderbank migration to the United States +

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Calderbank were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:

Calderbank Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Nathan Calderbank, who sailed to America in 1833
William Calderbank, who was naturalized in Colorado in 1863
Wm. Calderbank, aged 22, who immigrated to the United States, in 1895

Calderbank Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

James Calderbank, aged 58, who immigrated to the United States from Liverpool, in 1901
Richard Calderbank, aged 49, who landed in America from Bolton, in 1902
Harry Calderbank, aged 25, who immigrated to America, in 1904
John Calderbank, aged 35, who settled in America from Manchester, England, in 1906
Nathaniel Calderbank, aged 34, who immigrated to the United States from Manchester, England, in 1906
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Calderbank migration to Australia +

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

Calderbank Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Thomas Calderbank, English convict who was convicted in Lancaster, Lancashire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Earl Grey" on 27th July 1838, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 6

Contemporary Notables of the name Calderbank (post 1700) +

A. Robert Calderbank, American dean of Natural Sciences and professor of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and Mathematics at Duke University
Leonard Calderbank (1809-1864), English Catholic priest and canon of Clifton, nephew of James Calderbank, and son of Richard and Jane Calderbank, born on 3 June 1809 at Standish, near Wigan, Lancashire 7
James Calderbank (1769-1821), English Benedictine monk, born in the later part of 1769 in Lancashire 7
Anthony Calderbank, translator of Arabic works into English

Citations +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 17th August 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/earl-grey
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 31 Oct. 2019