The surname Loads was first found in Somerset where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1194 when Wulfward Loades when they held lands.
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Early History of the Loads family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Loads research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1390, 1403, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Loads History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Loads Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Loads, Loades, Lode, Loader, Lodder and others.
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Early Notables of the Loads family
Distinguished members of the family include
the Loads family of Somerset
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Migration of the Loads family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
England
