Wyndham History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Wyndham family

The surname Wyndham was first found in Norfolk where they held a family seat from very ancient times, at Wymondham, and descended from a noble Saxon, Wimund, before and after the Norman Conquest in 1066. "The sole remaining branch in the male line of this ancient family, said to be of Saxon origin, and descended from 'Ailwardus' of Wymondham, of Wyndham, in Norfolk, living soon after the Norman Conquest [was Wyndham of Dinton]." 1

Wymondham (Windham), Norfolk survives today as a historic market town and civil parish. "This town derives its name from the Saxon Win Munde Ham, signifying 'a pleasant village on a mount;' and is indebted for its importance to the foundation of a priory of Black monks, at first a cell to the abbey of St. Alban's, by William d'Albini or Daubeny, in 1130. " 2

Early History of the Wyndham family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wyndham research. Another 156 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1528, 1558, 1600, 1602, 1609, 1612, 1632, 1640, 1641, 1645, 1656, 1667, 1668, 1676, 1681, 1683, 1684, 1685, 1687 and 1695 are included under the topic Early Wyndham History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wyndham Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wyndham, Windham and others.

Early Notables of the Wyndham family

Notables of the family at this time include

Sir John Wyndham JP (1558-1645), an English landowner who helped create the establishment of defense organization in the West Country against the threat of Spanish invasion
Sir Francis Wyndham, 1st Baronet (c.1612-1676), an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England in 1640, Colonel of horse in the Royalist army in the English Civil War and...
Sir Hugh Wyndham (1602-1684), of Silton, Dorset, an English Judge of the Common Pleas, Baron of the Exchequer
Sir William Wyndham, 1st Baronet (ca.1632-1683), an English politician, Member of Parliament for Somerset in 1656
Sir Edward Wyndham, 2nd Baronet (c. 1667-1695), English politician, Member of Parliament for Ilchester from 1685 to 1687

Wyndham migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wyndham Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Howard Wyndham, who landed in Colorado in 1886 3

Wyndham migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wyndham Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Alfred Wyndham, who was on record in the census of Ontario of 1871

Contemporary Notables of the name Wyndham (post 1700) +

Eric L. Wyndham, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1992 4
Henry Penruddocke Wyndham (1736-1819), English topographer, eldest son of Henry Wyndham (d. 1788), of Compton Chamberlayne, Wiltshire
George Wyndham (1787-1869), English peer, made 1st Baron Leconfield in 1859
Sir Charles Wyndham (1837-1919), English actor-manager
George Wyndham (1863-1913), English politician and man of letters
Windham Henry Wyndham -Quin (1782-1850), 2nd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl
Robert Henry Wyndham (1814-1894), Scottish actor-manager, born at Dublin of highly respectable parents on 8 April 1814
Sir George O'Brien Wyndham (1751-1837), 3rd Earl of Egremont, British patron of fine art
Sir Charles Wyndham (1710-1763), 2nd Earl of Egremont, British statesman, son and heir of Sir William Wyndham
John Max Henry Scawen Wyndham (b. 1948), 7th Baron Leconfield and 2nd Baron Egremont, British biographer and novelist
... (Another 2 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

The Wyndham Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Au bon droit
Motto Translation: With good right.

Citations +

Shirley, Evelyn Philip, The Noble and Gentle Men of England; The Arms and Descents. Westminster: John Bower Nichols and Sons, 1866, Print.
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html