The Anglo-Saxon name Boalinton comes from when the family resided in either Bollington in Cheshire county or Bollington Hall in Ugley, in the county of Essex.
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Early Origins of the Boalinton family
The surname Boalinton was first found in Essex, where the name is associated with the hamlet of Bollington Hall in the parish of Ugley. In the Domesday Book survey Bollington Hall was recorded as lands held by Robert Gernon. 1
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Early History of the Boalinton family
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Boalinton Spelling Variations
The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Boalinton has been recorded under many different variations, including Bollington, Bolington, Bolinton, Bolyngton and many more.
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Early Notables of the Boalinton family
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Migration of the Boalinton family
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Boalinton or a variant listed above: J W Bollington, aged 28, who arrived at Ellis Island in 1895; James Bollington, aged 34, who arrived at Ellis Island from England in 1913; and Peter Bollington, aged 66, who arrived at Ellis Island in 1910..
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