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![Show Contents]() Rawden History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Rawden surname is a habitational name, taken on from a place name in West Yorkshire. The place name comes from the Old Norse "rauðr" meaning "red," and "du-n," or "hill." Other records show the name translated as “a dweller in the rough valley.” 1 Today, Rawdon is a village in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Early Origins of the Rawden familyThe surname Rawden was first found in West Riding of Yorkshire where the village of Rawdon dates back to before the Domesday Book where it was listed as Roudun and was held be Robert de Bruis. 2 Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Rawdon. The name was derived from the Old Norse word rauthr + the Old English word dun and meant "red hill." 1 "Rawdon, in the parish of Guiseley in this county, is the original seat of this ancient family, which is traced to Thor de Rawdon, whose son Serlo lived in the reign of Stephen." 3 Early History of the Rawden familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rawden research. Another 91 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1582, 1604, 1610, 1662, 1668, 1669, 1684, 1695, 1720, 1750 and 1793 are included under the topic Early Rawden History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Rawden Spelling VariationsA multitude of spelling variations characterize Norman surnames. Many variations occurred because Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England also had a pronounced effect, as did the court languages of Latin and French. Therefore, one person was often referred to by several different spellings in a single lifetime. The various spellings include Rawdon, Rawden, Rawdan, Rawdyn, Rawdin, Rowden, Rowdon and many more. Early Notables of the Rawden familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was - Marmaduke Rawdon (1610-1669), was an English traveller and antiquary, descended from a younger branch of the ancient family of Rawdon, or Rawden, which was seated at a place of that name in the parish...
 Migration of the Rawden family to Ireland
Some of the Rawden family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 88 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Many English families left England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Rawden or a variant listed above:
Rawden Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Elizabeth Rawden, who arrived in Maryland in 1661 4
- Isaac Rawden, who settled in South Carolina sometime between 1670 and 1684
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Rawden Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Jeremiah Rawden, who arrived in Ontario in 1822
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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: Rawden Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Henry Rawden a labourer, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Romulus" in 1862
| Contemporary Notables of the name Rawden (post 1700) | + |
- Edwin Rawden, American Republican politician, Candidate for Circuit Judge in Michigan 23rd Circuit, 1917 5
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Shirley, Evelyn Philip, The Noble and Gentle Men of England; The Arms and Descents. Westminster: John Bower Nichols and Sons, 1866, 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 2016, January 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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