Oldach History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

Oldach is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from a family once having lived in Holdich, Norfolk. This locale cannot be found today, but was listed pre 1700.

Early Origins of the Oldach family

The surname Oldach was first found in Devon where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Oldach family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Oldach research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1600 and 1720 are included under the topic Early Oldach History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Oldach Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Oldach has been recorded under many different variations, including Holditch, Holdich, Holdrich, Holdridge, Hilditch and many more.

Early Notables of the Oldach family

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Oldach migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Oldach or a variant listed above:

Oldach Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Rudolph Oldach, who arrived in New York in 1850 1

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)