Wallrand History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Wallrand family

Early History of the Wallrand family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wallrand 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 Wallrand History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wallrand 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 Wallrand include Waldron, Walrond, Walrand, Waldren, Waldrond and others.

Early Notables of the Wallrand 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 Wallrand family to Ireland

Some of the Wallrand family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 38 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Wallrand 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 Wallrand were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: 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.