The chronicles of the Alncrolm family show that the name was first used in the Scottish/English Borderlands by the Strathclyde-
Britons. It was a name for a person who lived in
Roxburghshire (Borders) at Ancrum, a small village which had earlier been called
Alncromb, which literally meant "a bend in the river Ale."
Early Origins of the Alncrolm family
The surname Alncrolm was first found in
Dumbartonshire, where they held a
family seat in the lands of Ancrum from about the 11th century.
Early History of the Alncrolm family
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Alncrolm Spelling Variations
The origin of rules governing the spelling of names and even words is a very recent innovation. Before that, words and names were spelled according to sound, and, therefore, often appeared under several different
spelling variations in a single document. Alncrolm has been spelled Ancram, Ancrum, Ancrumb, Anckrum, Ancromb, Allyncrum, Alncrum, Alyncrome, Allyncom and many more.
Early Notables of the Alncrolm family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Alncrolm family to the New World and Oceana
The persecution faced in their homeland left many Scots with little to do but sail for the colonies of North America. There they found land, freedom, opportunity, and nations in the making. They fought for their freedom in the American
War of Independence, or traveled north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. In both cases, they made enormous contributions to the formation of those great nations. Among them: William Ancrum who settled in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1766.