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![Show Contents]() Lockwoyd History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The name Lockwoyd belongs to the early history of Britain, it's origins lie with the Anglo-Saxons. It is a product of their having lived in the place called Lockwood that was in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The surname Lockwoyd is a habitation name that was originally derived from the Old English words loca and wudu, meaning enclosure and wood. 1 Therefore the original bearers of the surname lived in or near a forest in Yorkshire. Early Origins of the Lockwoyd familyThe surname Lockwoyd was first found in West Yorkshire at Lockwood, a chapelry, in the parish of Almondbury. The village is a rural suburb to the town of Huddersfield and is located in the vale of the river Holme. 2 One reference claims Lockwood was originally called North Crosland and part of the Crosland family estate but was taken over by the Lockwood family after a series of disputes between the both families. However, this claim is rather dubious and should be questioned as the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 list Willelmus de Lokewod and Thomas de Lockewod holding lands at that time. 3 Lockwood is also a civil parish in the unitary authority of Redcar & Cleveland in North Yorkshire. "The Lockwoods were well established in Ecclesfield parish [of South Yorkshire] during the reign of Elizabeth. Lincolnshire is another home of the name. Lockwood is a parish near Huddersfield [West Yorkshire]." Early feudal rolls provided the king of the time a method of cataloguing holdings for taxation, but today they provide a glimpse into the wide surname spellings in use at that time. Henry de Locwode was listed in the Assize Rolls for Staffordshire in 1294. Later, Adam de Lokwode was found in the Feet of Fines for Yorkshire in 1352 and Richard Lokwood was in the the rolls for Kent in 1455. 4 There is a scant entry for the family in Scotland, that of "John Locwode, witness in Edinburgh, 1426." 5 Early History of the Lockwoyd familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lockwoyd research. Another 90 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Lockwoyd History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lockwoyd Spelling VariationsUntil 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 Lockwoyd include Lockwood, Lockward and others. Early Notables of the Lockwoyd familyMore information is included under the topic Early Lockwoyd Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Lockwoyd familyThousands 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 Lockwoyd were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: Edmund Lockwood and his wife Elizabeth and child settled in Salem Massachusetts in 1630; Albert and Charles Lockwood arrived in Philadelphia in 1874; James and William Lockwood arrived in San Francisco in 1850..
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