The present generation of the Salforthe family is only the most recent to bear a name that dates back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. Their name comes from having lived at the estate of Salford which had three early locations in England including Lancashire, Oxford and Bedfordshire.
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Early Origins of the Salforthe family
The surname Salforthe was first found in Bedfordshire in the parish of Salford. "This place, which lies on the borders of Buckinghamshire, was formerly the property of a family who took their name from it, and was afterwards possessed by the Drakelows, and the Charnocks, from whom it passed by marriage to the Herveys." 1
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Early History of the Salforthe family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Salforthe research. Another 88 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1260, 1674 and 1691 are included under the topic Early Salforthe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Salforthe Spelling Variations
Until 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 Salforthe include Salford, Sallford, Sallforde, Salforde and others.
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Early Notables of the Salforthe family
Distinguished members of the family include Thomas Saffoled (died 1691), English empiric, (a person who, in medicine or other branches of science, relies solely on observation and experiment) originally a weaver by trade, received a license to practise as a doctor of physic from the bishop of London on 4 Sept. 1674. "He had a shop at... Another 57 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Salforthe Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Salforthe family
Thousands 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 Salforthe were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: John, Robert and Mary Salford who settled in Virginia in 1611; nine years before the "Mayflower"; John and Sarah Salford settled in Virginia in 1623..
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