Bigadike History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Bigadike

The Bigadike name comes from when the Anglo-Saxon tribes ruled over Britain. The name Bigadike was originally derived from the family having lived in the county of Yorkshire at the town of Bickerdike.

Early Origins of the Bigadike family

Early History of the Bigadike family

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Bigadike Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Bigadike include Bickerdike, Biggerdike, Biggadike, Bikerdyk, Beckerdick, Bicardike and many more.

Early Notables of the Bigadike family

Henricus Bikerdyk, a prominent 14th century landholder in Yorkshire. Venerable Robert Bickerdike (d. 1585), was an English Martyr; he was a Yorkshire layman, born at Low Hall, near...
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Migration of the Bigadike family

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Bigadike were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: George Bickerdike, who sailed to Baltimore in 1830.