Baldy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

Etymology of Baldy

What does the name Baldy mean?

The chronicles of the Baldy family show that the name was first used in the Scottish/English Borderlands by the Strathclyde-Britons. It was a name for a person who lived in Peeblesshire.

Early Origins of the Baldy family

The surname Baldy was first found in Peebles, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Baldy family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Baldy research. Another 48 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1214, 1553, 1627, 1776, 1783, 1859 and 1861 are included under the topic Early Baldy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Baldy Spelling Variations

The origin of rules governing the spelling of names and even words is a very recent innovation. Before that, words and names were spelled according to sound, and, therefore, often appeared under several different spelling variations in a single document. Baldy has been spelled Bald, Baald, Bauld and others.

Early Notables of the Baldy family

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Baldy migration to the United States +

The persecution faced in their homeland left many Scots with little to do but sail for the colonies of North America. There they found land, freedom, opportunity, and nations in the making. They fought for their freedom in the American War of Independence, or traveled north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. In both cases, they made enormous contributions to the formation of those great nations. Among them:

Baldy Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Baldy, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1734 1
Conrad Baldy, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1740 1

Baldy migration to Australia +

Baldy Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Robert Baldy, a joiner, who arrived in New South Wales, Australia sometime between 1825 and 1832

Contemporary Notables of the name Baldy (post 1700) +

Benjamin Joyce Karr Baldy (1893-1968), American Major League Baseball pitcher

Sources +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)