Pinchbeck History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Pinchbeck

The ancient roots of the Pinchbeck family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Pinchbeck comes from when the family lived in the parish of Pinchbeck located in the county of Lincolnshire.

Early Origins of the Pinchbeck family

Early History of the Pinchbeck family

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Pinchbeck Spelling Variations

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Pinchbeck has appeared include Pinchbeck, Pinchbank, Pinchback and others.

Early Notables of the Pinchbeck family

• Christopher Pinchbeck (c.1670-1732), a London clockmaker and maker of musical Automata. He invented the copper and zinc alloy called after his name. "The family doubtless sprang from a small town call...
• Pinchbeck took out three patents: the first (No. 892), granted in 1768, was for an improved candlestick, with a spring socket for holding the candle firmly; the second in 1768 was for his 'nocturnal r...
• His eldest son, Edward Pinchbeck (fl. 1732), succeeded to his father's business as did Christopher Pinchbeck (1710-1783) who became King's Clockmaker by appointment to George III

Migration of the Pinchbeck family

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Pinchbeck arrived in North America very early: Thomas Pinchback who settled in Barbados with his servants in 1680; John Pinchbank settled in Boston in 1766.