| ![Show Contents]() Billinge History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The name Billinge has a long Anglo-Saxon heritage. The name comes from when a family lived in or near the parish of Billing, which was located in the diocese of Liverpool. The name of that place is derived from the Old English word bil, meaning sword or halberd, and later came to indicate a pruning hook used in harvesting fruit. Early Origins of the Billinge familyThe surname Billinge was first found in Lancashire at Chapel-End Billinge, a township and chapelry, in the parish and union of Wigan, hundred of West Derby. "Billinge anciently gave name to a family the chief line of which terminated about the reign of Edward I., in a female heir, who married into the Heyton family." 1 At one time the, Hengar, a parcel of the manor of Penrose-Burden, which extends into the parish of St. Breward in the parish of St. Judy, Cornwall was the family seat of the Billinge family "whose heiress married John Trelawny, Esq. of Coldrimnick." 2 Early History of the Billinge familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Billinge research. Another 58 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1481, 1600, 1680, 1687, 1746, 1758, 1800 and 1806 are included under the topic Early Billinge History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Billinge Spelling VariationsSpelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Billinge have been found, including Billings, Billins, Billinge, Billing, Biling and others. Early Notables of the Billinge familyNotables of the family at this time include Sir Thomas Billing (d. 1481?), was an English Chief Justice, and is thought to have been a native of Northamptonshire, where two villages near Northampton bear his name, and to have afterwards lived in state at Ashwell...
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 Billinge migration to the United States | + |
Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Billinge, or a variant listed above:
Billinge Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Mrs. Rhoda Billinge, aged 58, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Cynosure" in 1863
| Contemporary Notables of the name Billinge (post 1700) | + |
- Harry Billinge MBE (1925-2022), British soldier who served as a sapper with the 44 Royal Engineer Commandos during the Normandy landings and was appointed MBE in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to charitable fundraising
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Hutchins, Fortescue, The History of Cornwall, from the Earliest Records and Traditions to the Present Time. London: William Penaluna, 1824. Print
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