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![Show Contents]() Eyrdswick History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Eyrdswick familyThe surname Eyrdswick was first found in Staffordshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held a family seat in that shire. Early History of the Eyrdswick familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Eyrdswick research. Another 152 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1077, 1085, 1086, 1173, 1180, 1189, 1338, 1339, 1415, 1430, 1431, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1535, 1570, 1588, 1600 and 1603 are included under the topic Early Eyrdswick History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Eyrdswick Spelling VariationsOnly recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Eyrdswick has undergone many spelling variations, including Erdswick, Eardswick, Earedeswick, Herdeswick, Herdswick, Eyrdswick, Eardswick, Erdswich, Eeardswich, Erdswike and many more. Early Notables of the Eyrdswick familyDistinguished members of the family include Sampson Erdeswicke (d. 1603), English historian of Staffordshire, was descended from a family which could trace its ancestry from Richard de Vernon, Baron of Shipbrook, 20 William I (1085-1086.) "Originally seated at Erdeswicke Hall in Minshull Vernon, Cheshire, the Erdeswickes, after the alienation...
Another 48 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Eyrdswick Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Eyrdswick familyTo escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Eyrdswick were among those contributors: 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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