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![Show Contents]() Hawardent History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The name Hawardent was brought to England in the wave of migration that followed the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Hawardent family lived in Flintshire, Wales at Hawarden. 1 Early Origins of the Hawardent familyThe surname Hawardent was first found in Flintshire, Wales at Hawarden, a small village near the border of Cheshire and Wales. Legend has it that in the Church a statue of the Virgin Mary fell in 946, killing the wife of the Governor of the Castle. The statue was put on trial and condemned to death by drowning. The statue floated up the River Dee and washed up at Chester. Hawarden Castle, built much later, after the Hawardens had left, was occupied during the 19th century by William Gladstone, Prime Minister of England. Early History of the Hawardent familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hawardent research. Another 99 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1206, 1574, 1662, 1686 and 1735 are included under the topic Early Hawardent History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hawardent Spelling VariationsSpelling variations in names were a common occurrence in the eras before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate regularly changed the spellings of their names as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Hawardent have been found, including Hawarden, Hawardens, Hawerden, Harweden, Harveden, Harvedon and many more. Early Notables of the Hawardent familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was Edward Hawarden (1662-1735), an English Roman Catholic theologian and controversialist from Lancashire. He was the son of Thomas Hawarden...
Another 26 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Hawardent Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Hawardent familyFor many English families, the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. For such families, the shores of Ireland, Australia, and the New World beckoned. They left their homeland at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. Many arrived after the long voyage sick, starving, and without a penny. But even those were greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. Numerous English settlers who arrived in the United States and Canada at this time went on to make important contributions to the developing cultures of those countries. 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 Hawardent were among those contributors: Robert Harveden who landed in North America in 1705.
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
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