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France

The French name Houlden has a history dating as far back as the Middle Ages. This history is intrinsically entwined with that region known as Normandy, for it was derived from when the Houlden family lived in Normandy.

Early Origins of the Houlden family

The surname Houlden was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy.

Early History of the Houlden family

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Houlden Spelling Variations

Changes of spelling have occurred in most surnames. The earliest explanation is that during the early development of the French language, names were not yet fixed in spelling. Usually a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. This depended on accent, and local accents frequently changed the spelling of a name. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there are some spelling variations of the name Houlden, including Hould, Houlden, Houlder, Houlde and others.

Early Notables of the Houlden family

Notable amongst the family in this period was many individuals who were prominent in Canada at this time, such as Alexandre Hould, a carpenter living in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, in 1871; the Reverend George Hould was a chaplain in Maisonneuve in 1891; Hercule Hould was a labourer in Trois-Rivières in...
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Houlden migration to the United States +

French settlers came early to North American, following in the wake of the explorers, and creating New France. Quebec City, founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain is said to have been the first American site founded as a permanent settlement, rather than as just a commercial outpost. But emigration was slow, in 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 French people in Quebec, and by 1663, when the region was officially made The Royal Colony of New France, by Louis XIV, there still only around 500 settlers. Over 2,000 would arrive during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. Youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted immigrants, both noble and commoner from France. By 1675, there were around 7000 French in the colony, and by that same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. Despite the loss of the Colony to England, the French people flourished in Lower Canada. Among settlers to North America of the Houlden surname were

Houlden Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Randall Houlden, who landed in Massachusetts in 1646 1

Houlden migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Houlden Settlers in Australia in the 18th Century

Mr. Lawrence Houlden, English convict who was convicted in Bristol, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Barwell" in September 1797, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 2

Houlden Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

John Houlden, aged 23, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Duke Of Wellington" in 1849 3
Ann Houlden, aged 24, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Duke Of Wellington" in 1849 3
Ruth Houlden, aged 1, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Duke Of Wellington" in 1849 3
Phillip Houlden, aged 22, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Duke Of Wellington" in 1849 3
Levi Houlden, aged 21, a bricklayer, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Royal Albert"

Houlden migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Houlden Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Robert Houlden, aged 27, a carpenter, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Oxford" in 1874
Louisa Houlden, aged 24, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Oxford" in 1874
Annie Houlden, aged 4, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Oxford" in 1874
Ellen Houlden, aged 2, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Oxford" in 1874
Emily Houlden, aged 4 mths., who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Oxford" in 1874
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Contemporary Notables of the name Houlden (post 1700) +

James Leslie Houlden (1929-2022), British Anglican priest and academic, Principal of Cuddesdon Theological College from 1970 to 1975, Professor of Theology at King's College, London between 1987 and 1994
Lloyd W. Houlden (1922-2012), Canadian jurist, Justice of the Court of Appeal of Ontario, eponym of the Lloyd Houlden Fellowship
Jordan Houlden (d. 2015), English diver at the 2015 European Games, winner of the ASA National Age Group Championships in 2010

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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 29th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/barwell
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The DUKE OF WELLINGTON 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Duke%20of%20Wellington.htm