Blaceclox History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEtymology of BlacecloxWhat does the name Blaceclox mean? A Strathclyde-Briton family from the Scottish/English Borderlands was the first to use the surname Blaceclox. It is a name for a person with dark hair. As such, the Blaceclox surname most likely evolved from a nickname from the Middle English "blakelok," in turn from the Old English blec, meaning "black," or "dark," and locc, meaning a "lock of hair." 1 Alternatively, the name could have been derived from Black Loch, location names in Lanark, Renfrew and Stirling. 2 Early Origins of the Blaceclox familyThe surname Blaceclox was first found in Wiltshire where Peter Blacloke was listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273. 3 Dusting off more old references, we found Adam Blakelok in the Subsidy Rolls for Cumberland in 1332 and Robert Blaykelok in Yorkshire in 1431. 4 About fifty years later in Scotland, "William Blakloche, chaplain in the monastery of Dunfermlyne, appears as charter witness in 1483. " 5 The same source notes two of the same name but with very different stories: "Adam Blaiklok of the West Port of Edinburgh was hanged for perjury in 1615, and another Adam Blaiklok was constable of the parish of Kirkpatrick-Tuxta, 1617." 5 Early History of the Blaceclox familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Blaceclox research. Another 176 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1275, 1332, 1400, 1597, 1598, 1637, 1638, 1684, 1721, 1791 and 1801 are included under the topic Early Blaceclox History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Blaceclox Spelling VariationsBefore the printing press standardized spelling in the last few hundred years, no general rules existed in the English language. Spelling variations in Scottish names from the Middle Ages are common even within a single document. Blaceclox has been spelled Blacklock, Blakelock, Blacklocke, Blakelocke, Blaikelock, Blaiklock and many more. Early Notables of the Blaceclox familyAnother 27 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Blaceclox Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Blaceclox familyFor Scottish immigrants, the great expense of travel to North America did not seem such a problem in those unstable times. Acres of land awaited them and many got the chance to fight for their freedom in the American War of Independence. These Scots and their ancestors went on to play important roles in the forging of the great nations of the United States and Canada. Among them: Thomas Blacklocke, who settled in Virginia in 1623; George Blacklock, who settled in Barbados in 1635; as well as Martha Blacklock, who settled in Maryland in 1722..
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