The name Bonday came to
England with the ancestors of the Bonday family in the
Norman Conquest in 1066. The surname Bonday is for a
husbandman, or a
farmer. The name stems from the Old English/Saxon roots
bonda and
bunda, which were used to indicate such a person. "There are several persons called Bonde in Domesday [Book], one of whom is somewhat contradictorily called 'liber homo.'
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Lowe, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print. [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)Early Origins of the Bonday family
The surname Bonday was first found in
Somerset in the Taunton district and in
Devon.
They "have their principal homes in the west of England in Devon and Somerset, and in the east of England in Norfolk and Suffolk; they are also established in Lancashire and Staffordshire. Six centuries ago the name was still to be found in numbers in Norfolk and Suffolk, as well as in the neighbouring counties of Lincoln, Hunts, and Cambridge, and also in Oxfordshire, in the forms of Bond and Bonde." [3]CITATION[CLOSE]
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
By the time of the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273, the family were scattered throughout ancient Britain: Emma le Bonde in Huntingdonshire (1271); Robert le Bonde in Worcestershire; and Walter le Bond in Cambridgeshire. The same rolls also had an entry for the name as a forename in Norfolk: Bonde Brit. [4]CITATION[CLOSE]
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Kirby's Quest of Somerset had two entries both "1 Edward III" (during the first year's of King Edward III's reign): Robert le Bonde; and John le Bonnde. [5]CITATION[CLOSE]
Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
Early History of the Bonday family
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Bonday Spelling Variations
Anglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of
spelling variations. When the
Normans became the ruling people of
England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Bond, Bonde, Bunde, Bundy and others.
Early Notables of the Bonday family (pre 1700)
Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Denis Bond (died 1658), English politician from
Dorset who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1656, supporter of the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War and served as president of the Council of State during the Commonwealth;John Bond LL.D...
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Migration of the Bonday family to Ireland
Some of the Bonday family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Bonday family to the New World and Oceana
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in
England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Bonday or a variant listed above were:
Bonday Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Schuyler Bonday, American settler to Wheatland, Kenosha County, Wisconsin in August, 1837
Bonday Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
- Gyorgy Bonday, aged 26, originally from Fiume, Austria, who arrived in New York in 1906 aboard the ship "Carpathia" from Fiume [6]CITATION[CLOSE]
"New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JF6K-B4M : 6 December 2014), Gyorgy Bonday, 06 Jun 1906; citing departure port Fiume, arrival port New York, ship name Carpathia, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). - Louise Bonday, aged 45, who arrived in New York in 1913 aboard the ship "Main" from Bremen, Germany [7]CITATION[CLOSE]
"New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JNT5-TNT : 6 December 2014), Louise Bonday, 23 Sep 1913; citing departure port Bremen, arrival port New York, ship name Main, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). - Mary Bonday, aged 21, originally from Baltimore, Md., who arrived in New York in 1913 aboard the ship "Main" from Bremen, Germany [8]CITATION[CLOSE]
"New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JNT5-TNY : 6 December 2014), Mary Bonday, 23 Sep 1913; citing departure port Bremen, arrival port New York, ship name Main, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). - Carlos Bonday, aged 30, originally from Havana, Cuba, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Esperanza" from Havana, Cuba [9]CITATION[CLOSE]
"New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J67C-7NR : 6 December 2014), Carlos Bonday, 04 May 1919; citing departure port Havana, arrival port New York, ship name Esperanza, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
The Bonday Motto
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Non Sufficit Orbis
Motto Translation: The world does not suffice.