Holich History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The present generation of the Holich family is only the most recent to bear a name that dates back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. Their name comes from having lived in Holdich, Norfolk. This locale cannot be found today, but was listed pre 1700.

Early Origins of the Holich family

The surname Holich was first found in Devon where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Holich family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Holich research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1600 and 1720 are included under the topic Early Holich History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Holich Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Holich include Holditch, Holdich, Holdrich, Holdridge, Hilditch and many more.

Early Notables of the Holich family

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Holich migration to the United States +

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Holich were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:

Holich Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Francisco Holich, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1816 1

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)