It was in the Scottish/English Borderlands that the Strathclyde-Briton people first used the ancient name Alyncrume. It was a name for someone 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 Alyncrume family
The surname Alyncrume 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 Alyncrume family
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Alyncrume Spelling Variations
Surnames that evolved in
Scotland in the Middle Ages often appear under many
spelling variations. These are due to the practice of spelling according to sound in the era before dictionaries had standardized the English language. Alyncrume has appeared as Ancram, Ancrum, Ancrumb, Anckrum, Ancromb, Allyncrum, Alncrum, Alyncrome, Allyncom and many more.
Early Notables of the Alyncrume family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Alyncrume family to the New World and Oceana
The North American colonies beckoned, with their ample land and opportunity as their freedom from the persecution suffered by so many
Clan families back home. Many Scots even fought against
England in the American
War of Independence to gain this freedom. Recently, clan societies have allowed the ancestors of these brave Scottish settlers to rediscover their familial roots. Among them: William Ancrum who settled in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1766.