Radstone History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Radstone family

Early History of the Radstone family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Radstone research. The year 1587 is included under the topic Early Radstone History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Radstone Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Radstone family name include Radstone, Radston, Redstone, Redston, Radeston and others.

Early Notables of the Radstone family

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Migration of the Radstone family

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Radstone surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Tho Redstone, who was in Virginia in 1704; as well as Henry, Thomas and William Redstone, all recorded in New York as British Aliens in America during the War of 1812..