The present generation of the Hollyhox 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 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 Hollyhox family
The surname Hollyhox 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 Hollyhox family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hollyhox research. Another 78 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1624, 1637 and 1676 are included under the topic Early Hollyhox History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Hollyhox 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 Hollyhox 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 Hollyhox family
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Migration of the Hollyhox family
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 Hollyhox were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: 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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