The name Holehach first arose amongst the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is derived from their having lived beside a religious marker known as the holy oak or beside a tree known as the evergreen-oak.
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Early Origins of the Holehach family
The surname Holehach was first found in Warwickshire from very ancient times, and were Lords of the manor of Morton Bagot.
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Early History of the Holehach family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Holehach research. Another 78 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1624, 1637 and 1676 are included under the topic Early Holehach History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Holehach Spelling Variations
One 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 Holehach has appeared include Hollyoak, Hollyoake, Holyoak, Holyoake, Holleyoak, Holleyoake, Holeyoak, Holeyoake, Holeyoke, Hollyoke, Holleyoke, Hollyhock, Hollihock, Holehock, Hollehock and many more.
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Early Notables of the Holehach family
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Migration of the Holehach family
At 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 Holehach arrived in North America very early: William Holehock arrived in New York in 1715; John Hollyoke arrived in Virginia in 1767; William Hollyhoag arrived in Pennsylvania in 1866; Edward Holyoke settled in Lynn Massachusetts in 1630..
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