Odlin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

The name Odlin reached English shores for the first time with the ancestors of the Odlin family as they migrated following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Odlin family lived in Warwickshire.

Early Origins of the Odlin family

The surname Odlin was first found in Warwickshire at Maxtoke, a parish, in the union of Meriden, Atherstone division of the hundred of Hemlingford. "

This place, written Machintone in Domesday Book, is therein certified as having woods one mile in length and half a mile in breadth. William de Odingsells, in the reign of Henry III., had a charter of free warren in all his demesne lands here; and his son and successor claimed by prescription, in the reign of Edward I., a court-leet, with gallows, tumbrell, and assize of bread and beer, which were allowed." 1

Early History of the Odlin family

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Odlin Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, Norman French and other languages became incorporated into English throughout the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Odlin include Odingsells, Odingsell, Odingells, Odingell, Odingsleigh, Odingsly, Odingslie, Odingsley and many more.

Early Notables of the Odlin family

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Odlin migration to the United States +

In England at this time, the uncertainty of the political and religious environment of the time caused many families to board ships for distant British colonies in the hopes of finding land and opportunity, and escaping persecution. The voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, though, and many arrived in North America sick, starved, and destitute. Those who did make it, however, were greeted with greater opportunities and freedoms that they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Early immigration records have shown some of the first Odlins to arrive on North American shores:

Odlin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Odlin, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1634 2
Edmund Odlin, who landed in Salem, Massachusetts in 1636 2

Odlin 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:

Odlin Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

John Odlin, aged 39, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Camperdown" in 1876
Harriet Odlin, aged 36, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Camperdown" in 1876
Lilian Odlin, aged 6, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Camperdown" in 1876
John W. Odlin, aged 4, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Camperdown" in 1876
George Edward Odlin, aged 4, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Camperdown" in 1876

Contemporary Notables of the name Odlin (post 1700) +

Arthur Fuller Odlin (1860-1926), American jurist, Judge, United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (1921-1925)
William Odlin (1865-1929), American lawyer and head coach at Brown University in 1893
Reno Odlin, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1936, 1944 3
Paul Odlin (b. 1978), New Zealand professional racing cyclist, winner of the 2012 New Zealand national championship in the individual time trial

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html