The chronicles of the Blanchin family suggest that their ancestors may have been Viking settlers. Their surname comes from a place name of Norse origins, from when they lived in Blencarne, in the parish of Kirkland, in the county of Cumberland.
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Early Origins of the Blanchin family
The surname Blanchin was first found in Cumberland, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
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Early History of the Blanchin family
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Blanchin Spelling Variations
The spellings of Scottish names dating from the medieval era often bear little resemblance to those seen today. They vary enormously because scribes in that time spelled according to their ears. Some spelling variations of the name Blanchin include Blenkhorn, Blinckharne, Blencarne, Blincarne, Blankhorne, Blinkarne, Blenken, Blinkhorn and many more.
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Early Notables of the Blanchin family
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Migration of the Blanchin family
The farms of Scottish settlers soon dotted the east coast of the colonies that would become the nations of the United States and Canada. Many of those migrants and their children went on to play important roles in the founding the great nations of North America. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Scottish name Blanchin or a variant listed above, including: Sharp Blenken who settled in Philadelphia in 1846; William Blinkhorn settled in Nova Scotia in 1774 with his wife Anne, sons, William and John, Daughters Ann and Eleanor.
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