The surname Waltheof was first found in Northumberland where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor and Earls of Northumberland. Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Walsher de Lorraine who was recorded as Earl of Northumberland.
Waltheof (Latin: Waldevus or Guallevus) (d. 1076) the Earl of Northumberland, was the only surviving son of Siward, Earl of Northumbria. "Waltheof was a mere boy at his father's death in 1055. From the fact that he had learned the psalter in his youth it may be conjectured that he was intended for the monastic life, that the death of his elder brother. " 1
Waltheof (d. 1159), Saint and Abbot of Melrose, was the second son of Simon de Senlis, earl of Northampton and Huntingdon. 1
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Early History of the Waltheof family
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Waltheof Spelling Variations
Anglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Walshar, Walcher, Walsher, Waltheof, Walshaw and many more.
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Early Notables of the Waltheof family
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Migration of the Waltheof family
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Waltheof or a variant listed above were: settlers were recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Florida, and to the islands..
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