The ancient roots of the Bolingeton family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Bolingeton comes from when the family lived in either Bollington in Cheshire county or Bollington Hall in Ugley, in the county of Essex.
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Early Origins of the Bolingeton family
The surname Bolingeton 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 Bolingeton family
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Bolingeton 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 Bolingeton has appeared include Bollington, Bolington, Bolinton, Bolyngton and many more.
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Early Notables of the Bolingeton family
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Migration of the Bolingeton 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 Bolingeton arrived in North America very early: 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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