Flamvill History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Flamvill family

The surname Flamvill was first found in Leicestershire 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 estates in that shire.

Early History of the Flamvill family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Flamvill research. Another 149 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1180, 1189, 1333, 1431, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1596, 1600, 1617, 1627, 1691 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Flamvill History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Flamvill Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Flamvill have been found, including Flamvill, Flamville, Flavell, Flavill, Flaville and many more.

Early Notables of the Flamvill family

Distinguished members of the family include John Flavel (1596-1617), English logician, born in 1596 at Bishop's Lydeard, Somersetshire, where his father was a clergyman. Another John Flavel (c.1627-1691), was an English Presbyterian clergyman...
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Migration of the Flamvill family to Ireland

Some of the Flamvill family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 93 words (7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Flamvill family

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Flamvill, or a variant listed above: 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..