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Belding is one of the oldest family names to come from the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is derived from the Old English personal name Bealding, which was originally derived from the name Beald. The name was not recorded before the Conquest. 1
The surname Belding was first found in Lincolnshire, where Joscius filius Balding was listed in the Curia Regis Rolls during the reign of Richard I. Gilbertus filius Balding was also found in Lincolnshire as recorded in the Curia Regis Rolls form 1212. Alice and John Baldyng were found in the Subsidy Rolls from Sussex in 1327, as was Robert Beldyng in 1332. 1
As far as understanding spelling variations is concerned, we found this interesting entry: "In 1674, Suffolk Anthony Baldin and Bartholomew Baldinge occur side by side with Baldwin, so that Balding is sometimes a late development of Baldwin." 1
The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 included: William Bolding, Salop (Shropshire.) 2 And in Norfolk, John Bolden was listed there 2 Edward VI (during the second year of the reign of Edward IV). 3
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Belding research. Another 99 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1212, 1251, 1255, 1327, 1332, 1513, 1518, 1519, 1529 and 1674 are included under the topic Early Belding History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Belding has undergone many spelling variations, including Balding, Baulding, Baldyne, Bolding, Baldyng, Beldyng, Baldinge, Baldin, Poldin and many more.
Distinguished members of the family include Gilebertus filius Baalding, a prominent 13th century landholder in Lincolnshire.
Noel Baulduin or Baudouin, was a native of the Netherlands, contemporary with Josquin des Prés, and from 1513 to 1518 chapel-master of the church of Notre Dame at Antwerp, where he died in 1529. Two of his motets were...
Another 53 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Belding Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Belding were among those contributors:
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: