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The name Sawbridge reached English shores for the first time with the ancestors of the Sawbridge family as they migrated following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Sawbridge family lived in the village of Sawbridge, Warwickshire.
The surname Sawbridge was first found in Warwickshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Sawbridge. At the time of the taking of the Domesday Book in 1086, a survey of England initiated by Duke William of Normandy after his conquest of England at Hastings in 1066 A.D., Sawbridge was a village held by Thorkell of the Horney Church. As it was the Norman custom to continue the name of Thorkell by the senior son, it was also customary for the second son to adopt the name of the village, Sawbridge.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sawbridge research. Another 120 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1590, 1720, 1731, 1732, 1775, 1791 and 1795 are included under the topic Early Sawbridge History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, Norman French and other languages became incorporated into English throughout the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Sawbridge include Sawbridge, Sorbridge, Sourbridge, Sowbridge, Sawebridge and many more.
Outstanding amongst the family at this time was
In England at this time, the uncertainty of the political and religious environment of the time caused many families to board ships for distant British colonies in the hopes of finding land and opportunity, and escaping persecution. The voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, though, and many arrived in North America sick, starved, and destitute. Those who did make it, however, were greeted with greater opportunities and freedoms that they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Early immigration records have shown some of the first Sawbridges to arrive on North American shores: Elizabeth Sorbridge who landed in North America in 1710.