The ancient roots of the Boald family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Boald comes from when the family lived on a small farm, from the Anglo Saxon word bold, which means, small farm.
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Early Origins of the Boald family
The surname Boald was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat from ancient times.
Early History of the Boald family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boald research. Another 229 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1066 and 1813 are included under the topic Early Boald History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Boald Spelling Variations
One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Boald has appeared include deblot,Bolt, Bold, Boald, Boalt, Boltt, Bolde, Bolte, Boult and many more.
Early Notables of the Boald family
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Migration of the Boald family
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Boald arrived in North America very early: Margaret Bold who settled in Virginia in 1635; Andrew and Valentine Bold settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1865 and 1873 respectively; Gabriell Bolt settled in Barbados in 1635.
