Fairsyde History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Fairsyde familyThe surname Fairsyde was first found in Lancashire where Nicholas del ffernyside was listed in rolls in 1324. A very rare name, The next entry found as much later in 1587 when Edward Fearnesyde was listed in Yorkshire. The name literally means "dweller on the ferny slope." 1 Another source postulates the place is "adjacent to Fearnhead." 2 Early History of the Fairsyde familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fairsyde research. Another 58 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1327, 1595 and 1615 are included under the topic Early Fairsyde History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Fairsyde Spelling VariationsOne relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Fairsyde has appeared include Fearnside, Fernside, Fernsid, Fearneside, Ferneside, Fearnsyde, Fernsyde, Farnside, Farsyde, Fernfold, Fernefold, Fearnfold, Fernwold and many more. Early Notables of the Fairsyde familyMore information is included under the topic Early Fairsyde Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Fairsyde familyAt this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Fairsyde arrived in North America very early: 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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