| ![Show Contents]() Cakebread History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The ancient name of Cakebread finds its origins with the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from a name for a baker of fine bread. Cakebread refers to a maker of cakebrede, bread made in flattened cakes, or of the finer and more dainty quality cakes. This was a popular trade during the Middle Ages. Early Origins of the Cakebread familyThe surname Cakebread was first found in Cambridgeshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Cakebread familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cakebread research. Another 188 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1109, 1327, 1500 and 1613 are included under the topic Early Cakebread History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cakebread Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Cakebread family name include Cakebread, Cacabred, Cakebred, Cacabread, Cakbred, Cakebrede and many more. Early Notables of the Cakebread familyMore information is included under the topic Early Cakebread Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Cakebread migration to the United States | + |
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Cakebread surname or a spelling variation of the name include :
Cakebread Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Mrs. Sarah Cakebread, from Essex who sailed from Isle of Wight arriving in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630 aboard the ship "Ambrose" as part of the Winthrop Fleet, settled in Dedham
- Thomas Cakebread, from Essex who sailed from Isle of Wight arriving in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630 aboard the ship "Ambrose" as part of the Winthrop Fleet, settled in Dedham 1
- Jon Cakebread, who landed in Virginia in 1643 1
- Tho Cakebread, who arrived in Virginia in 1645 1
- Thomas Cakebread in Virginia in 1645
| Cakebread migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Cakebread Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- John Rymill Cakebread, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Abberton" in 1849 2
- George Cakebread, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Blundell" in 1851 3
- Lydia Cakebread, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Blundell" in 1851 3
- 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)
- State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The ABBERTON 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Abberton.htm
- State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) BLUNDELL 1851. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1851Blundell.htm
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Cakebread migration to the United States 
Cakebread migration to Australia 
