Boltes History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Germany

Etymology of Boltes

What does the name Boltes mean?

The name Boltes is part of the ancient legacy of the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is a product of when the family lived on a small farm, from the Anglo Saxon word bold, which means, small farm.

Early Origins of the Boltes family

The surname Boltes was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Boltes family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boltes research. Another 229 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1066 and 1813 are included under the topic Early Boltes History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Boltes 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. Boltes has been spelled many different ways, including deblot,Bolt, Bold, Boald, Boalt, Boltt, Bolde, Bolte, Boult and many more.

Early Notables of the Boltes family

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Boltes migration to the United States +

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 Boltess to arrive in North America:

Boltes Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Pedro Boltes, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 1

Sources +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)