Walddrane History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• Ireland

Early Origins of the Walddrane family

Early History of the Walddrane family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Walddrane research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1412, 1422, 1615, 1640, 1650, 1683, 1689, 1690 and 1730 are included under the topic Early Walddrane History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Walddrane 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. Walddrane has been recorded under many different variations, including Waldron, Walrond, Walrand, Waldren, Waldrond and others.

Early Notables of the Walddrane family

Distinguished members of the family include Sir John Walrond of Wiltshire; Major Richard Waldron (Waldern, Walderne) (1615-1689), English settler and magistrate to colonial Dover, New Hampshire from Alcester, Warwickshire rising to become Chief Justice for New Hampshire in 1683, later killed viciously in the Cocheco...
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Migration of the Walddrane family to Ireland

Some of the Walddrane family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Walddrane family

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 Walddrane or a variant listed above: Alexander Waldron, who came to New Hampshire in 1630; Isaac, William and Richard Waldron, who settled in Rhode Island in 1630; Edward Waldron, who arrived in Boston in 1630.