| ![Show Contents]() Bolts History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of BoltsWhat does the name Bolts mean? The Anglo-Saxon name Bolts comes from the family having resided on a small farm, from the Anglo Saxon word bold, which means, small farm. Early Origins of the Bolts familyThe surname Bolts was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Bolts familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bolts research. Another 229 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1066 and 1813 are included under the topic Early Bolts History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bolts Spelling VariationsBolts has been spelled many different ways. Before English spelling became standardized over the last few hundred years, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. As the English language changed in the Middle Ages, absorbing pieces of Latin and French, as well as other languages, the spelling of people's names also changed considerably, even over a single lifetime. Spelling variants included: deblot,Bolt, Bold, Boald, Boalt, Boltt, Bolde, Bolte, Boult and many more. Early Notables of the Bolts familyMore information is included under the topic Early Bolts Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Bolts migration to the United States | + |
In an attempt to escape the chaos experienced in England, many English families boarded overcrowded and diseased ships sailing for the shores of North America and other British colonies. Those families hardy enough, and lucky enough, to make the passage intact were rewarded with land and a social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families became important contributors to the young colonies in which they settled. Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first Boltss to arrive on North American shores:
Bolts Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Hans Georg Bolts, aged 25, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738 1
Bolts Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Jacob Bolts, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1804 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Bolts (post 1700) | + |
- William Bolts (1740-1808), Dutch adventurer, born about the year 1740, and after being, according to his own account, brought up in a merchant's office, and afterwards in Lisbon at the time of the earthquake, he found himself in Calcutta in 1759 2
- 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)
- Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 5 Feb. 2019
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