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![Show Contents]() Henygham History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Henygham surname is most likely taken from the name of a village in England called Hevingham, near the city of Norwich in Norfolk county, but there are other towns of similar names in England. The Saxon word "Ham" meant "village," and the Old Norse word "Hami" similarly referred to "homestead." It is the suffix -ham that leads one to believe that Henygham was originally a habitation name. Early Origins of the Henygham familyThe surname Henygham was first found in Norfolk at Hevingham, a village and civil parish in the union of Aylsham, hundred of South Erpingham. The first record of the place name was found in the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was listed as Heuincham 1 and literally meant "homestead of the family or followers of a man called Hefa," from the Old English personal name + "-inga" + "ham." 2 "Hevingham formerly belonged to the bishops of Norwich, one of whom, Walter de Suffield, in 1250 built a palace here, no trace of which now remains. " 3 Early History of the Henygham familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Henygham research. Another 129 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1414, 1498, 1547, 1577, 1601, 1604, 1633, 1640, 1653 and 1678 are included under the topic Early Henygham History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Henygham Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Henygham family name include Heningham, Henyngham, Hevenyngham, Heveningham, Henygham, Henningham and many more. Early Notables of the Henygham familyNotables of the family at this time include - Sir Anthony Henygham was knighted in 1547 by King Edward VI; and William Heveningham (1604-1678), an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1653, supporter of the Parliamentar...
 Migration of the Henygham family to Ireland
Some of the Henygham family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Henygham familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Henygham surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Jacob Hevingh, who arrived in New York in 1646; William Henning who settled in Virginia in 1654; Paul Henning, who arrived in New York city in 1750; Thomas Henning, who came to Maryland in 1731.
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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