Sandon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Sandon family

The surname Sandon was first found in Leicestershire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held a family seat in that shire. Richard de Sandun held the estates in 1222.

Early History of the Sandon family

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Sandon 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. Sandon has been recorded under many different variations, including Sandon, Sandun, Sanden, Sandan, Sandone and others.

Early Notables of the Sandon family

Distinguished members of the family include

the Sandon family of Leicestershire

Sandon 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 Sandon or a variant listed above:

Sandon Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Richard Sandon, who landed in Maryland in 1676 1

Sandon Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

James Sandon, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 1

Sandon 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:

Sandon Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. James Sandon, (b. 1851), aged 23, Cornish blacksmith departing on 22nd May 1874 aboard the ship "St Lawrence" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 29th August 1874 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Sandon (post 1700) +

W. S. Sandon, American politician, Candidate for Delegate to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1904 3
Henry George Sandon MBE (1928-2023), English antiques expert, television personality, author and lecturer who specialized in ceramics, an authority on Royal Worcester porcelain
Sandon Stolle (b. 1970), Australian former professional male tennis player who was ranked No. 2 in World doubles

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)
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to Lyttelton 1858-84 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/new_zealand_assisted.pdf
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html