Bauld History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Bauld

What does the name Bauld mean?

Scottish history reveals Bauld was first used as a surname by the Strathclyde-Briton people. It was a name for someone who lived in Peeblesshire.

Early Origins of the Bauld family

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

Early History of the Bauld family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bauld 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 Bauld History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bauld Spelling Variations

It is only in the last few hundred years that rules have developed and the process of spelling according to sound has been abandoned. Scottish names from before that time tend to appear under many different spelling variations. Bauld has been spelled Bald, Baald, Bauld and others.

Early Notables of the Bauld family

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Bauld migration to the United States +

Unwelcome in their beloved homeland, many Scots sailed for the colonies of North America. There, they found land and freedom, and even the opportunity to make a new nation in the American War of Independence. These Scottish settlers played essential roles in the founding of the United States, and the shaping of contemporary North America. Among them:

Bauld Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Bauld, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1855 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Bauld (post 1700) +

Robert Bauld (1902-1980), Scottish professional footballer who played from 1920 to 1936
Willie Bauld (1928-1977), Scottish footballer who played from 1946 to 1958, including for the Scotland National Team in 1950 and the Scottish League XI (1949-1958)
Alison Margaret Bauld (b. 1944), Australian writer and composer
Henry George Bauld (1859-1948), Canadian merchant and politician from Halifax, Novas Scotia who represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1916 to 1925

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)