Bodycot History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Bodycot

Of all the Anglo-Saxon names to come from Britain, Bodycot is one of the most ancient. The name is a result of the original family having lived in Bodicott, a chapelry in the parish of East Adderbury, near Banbury, Oxfordshire.

Early Origins of the Bodycot family

Early History of the Bodycot family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bodycot research. Another 214 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1273, 1500 and 1627 are included under the topic Early Bodycot History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bodycot Spelling Variations

The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Bodycot has been spelled many different ways, including Bodycoat, Bodicoat, Bodicote, Bodicot, Bodicutt, Bodycote and many more.

Early Notables of the Bodycot family

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Migration of the Bodycot family

Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Bodycots to arrive in North America: Robert Bodicutt, who arrived in Virginia in 1637; as well as Mary Anne Bodycote (b. 1846), of Warwickshire, England, who arrived at Sydney, Australia June 20th, 1857, aboard the Anna Maria..