Wallington History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Wallington family

The surname Wallington was first found in Yorkshire where they were Lords of the manor of Walkington from ancient times. William Wallington was Lord of the Castle of Wallington in Northumberland, and carried the same Coat of Arms as Walkington.

Early History of the Wallington family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wallington research. Another 67 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1320, 1426, 1598, 1621, 1630, 1658, 1684, 1725, 1729, 1730, 1769 and 1866 are included under the topic Early Wallington History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wallington Spelling Variations

Wallington has been spelled many different ways. Before English spelling became standardized over the last few hundred years, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. As the English language changed in the Middle Ages, absorbing pieces of Latin and French, as well as other languages, the spelling of people's names also changed considerably, even over a single lifetime. Spelling variants included: Walkington, Walkinton, Wallington, Walkingham and others.

Early Notables of the Wallington family

Notables of the family at this time include

Nehemiah Wallington (1598-1658), an English Puritan wood turner and chronicler; Lucy Walter (Lucy Barlow) (c. 1630-1658), a Welsh noblewoman, mistress of King Charles II of England; and Alain de Walki...

Wallington migration to the United States +

In an attempt to escape the chaos experienced in England, many English families boarded overcrowded and diseased ships sailing for the shores of North America and other British colonies. Those families hardy enough, and lucky enough, to make the passage intact were rewarded with land and a social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families became important contributors to the young colonies in which they settled. Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first Wallingtons to arrive on North American shores:

Wallington Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Wallington, aged 32, who arrived in Virginia in 1635 aboard the ship "Transport" 1
Nicholas Wallington, (Wallingford), from Hampshire, who arrived aboard the ship "Confidence" in 1638 in New England and Boston stated, found in Newbury.
Nicholas Wallington, who arrived in Newbury, Massachusetts in 1655 1
Hardy Wallington, who landed in Virginia in 1664 1
Hastly Wallington, who arrived in Virginia in 1664 1
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Wallington Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Wallington, who arrived in Virginia in 1701 1
Ruth Wallington, who landed in Virginia in 1713 1

Wallington migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Wallington Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

William Wallington, English convict from Gloucester, who was transported aboard the "Andromeda" on October 16, 1826, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 2
George Wallington, aged 19, a bricklayer, who arrived in South Australia in 1852 aboard the ship "Gloucester" 3

Wallington migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 4

Wallington Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Mr. Joseph Wallington, (b. 1616), aged 19, British settler travelling from London, England aboard the ship "Anne and Elizabeth" arriving in Barbados in 1635 5
Edward Wallington, who settled in Jamaica in 1654

Contemporary Notables of the name Wallington (post 1700) +

James "Jim" Robert Wallington (1944-1988), American welterweight boxer, US National Amateur Light Welterweight Champion (1967)
John Clement Wallington (1790-1872), English cricketer
Mark Wallington (b. 1953), English author and broadcaster
Francis Mark Wallington (b. 1952), former English footballer
Edward Ernest "Ernie" Wallington (1895-1959), English footballer
Sidney Percival "Sid" Wallington (1908-1989), English professional footballer
Vivienne Wallington, Australian author of romance novels

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)
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Andromeda voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1826 with 147 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/andromeda/1826
South Australian Register Tuesday 3 February 1852. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) GLOUCESTER 1852. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/anglia1852.shtmL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
Pilgrim Ship Lists Early 1600's. Retrieved 23rd September 2021 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm