| Blechindon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England Early Origins of the Blechindon familyThe surname Blechindon was first found in Kent where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. 1 However, another source notes the name could have been from Bletchingdon in Oxfordshire 2 as there it is a variant of Blissingham and Blisinggum. Early History of the Blechindon familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Blechindon research. Another 127 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487, 1510, 1548 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Blechindon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Blechindon Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Blechindon family name include Blechenden, Bletchenden, Blechindon, Bletchindon, Blechinton and many more. Early Notables of the Blechindon familyMore information is included under the topic Early Blechindon Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Blechindon familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Blechindon surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Mr. R. Blechynden, aged 38, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1895; Richard Blechynden, aged 36, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1893; Richard Blechynden, aged 50, who arrived at Ellis Island from London, England, in 1909.
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
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