| ![Show Contents]() Calcott History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of CalcottWhat does the name Calcott mean? The roots of the Anglo-Saxon name Calcott come from when the family resided in Caldecot, which was the name of parishes found in Peterborough and Worcestershire. The name was originally derived from the Old English word ceald-cote and literally meant the dweller at the cold-huts. 1 2 The Colgate variant also claims descent from Colegates in Shoreham, Kent or at Colgate in Lower Bleeding, Sussex. 2 The Kent village may now be lost, but there are streets named Colegates, in Faversham, Kent. The Sussex village survives and is now in West Sussex. The earliest record for this variant is Stephen de Colegate who was listed in London in 1300. 2 William Colgate (1783-1857) the English-born, American soap industrialist hailed from Hollingbourne, Kent. Early Origins of the Calcott familyThe surname Calcott was first found in various places named Caldecote or Caldecott throughout Britain including Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and Warwickshire. No fewer than five of them are listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Caldecote, Cambridgeshire; Caldecota, Hertfordshire; Caldecote, Warwickshire; Caldecote, Leicestershire; and Caldecote, Northamptonshire. Williamscott or Willscott in Oxfordshire was home to the family too. Early rolls confirmed the wide-spread use of the name in early rolls with many spelling variations: Simon de Caldecot in the Pipe Rolls for Cambridgeshire in 1165; Geoffrey de Caudecot in the Curia Regis Rolls for Kent in 1206; William de Cheldecot in Warwickshire in 1225; Edmund de Calicote in the Hundredorum Rolls for Berkshire in 1275; Richard de Coldecote in the Subsidy Rolls for Worcestershire in 1275; and John de Caldekote in the Subsidy Rolls for Sussex in 1296. 2 "Walter Calcott, in 1575, endowed a free school here with £13 per annum payable out of his manor of Williamscott, for 40 boys chosen by lot from the villages around." 3 The hamlet was also made famous as the site that Charles I. slept a night or two prior to the battle of Cropredy-Bridge. Early History of the Calcott familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Calcott research. Another 132 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1150, 1304, 1320, 1766, 1779, 1782, 1783, 1785, 1800, 1836, 1837, 1843, 1844, 1846, 1849 and 1886 are included under the topic Early Calcott History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Calcott Spelling VariationsThe English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Calcott has been recorded under many different variations, including Caldecot, Caldecott, Caldecotte and others. Early Notables of the Calcott family- John Wall Calcott, born November 20, 1766, at Kensington, where his father carried on the business of a bricklayer and builder. Whilst a school-boy he had frequent opportunities of examining the organ...
| Calcott migration to the United States | + |
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Calcott or a variant listed above:
Calcott Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Elizabeth Calcott, who arrived in Virginia in 1651 4
Calcott Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Mary Calcott, who landed in Virginia in 1702 4
| Calcott migration to Australia | + |
Calcott Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. Thomas Calcott, (b. 1819), aged 21, English wood turner who was convicted in London, England for life for burglary, transported aboard the "Eden" on 8th July 1840, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died in 1869 5
| Contemporary Notables of the name Calcott (post 1700) | + |
- William Calcott, English rugby league player who plays for Halifax
- James Calcott (d. 1924), English chairman of Calcott, a small English motor vehicle manufacturer based in Coventry which produced around 2,500 vehicles; the company was acquired by the Singer automobile company in 1926 after his death
- Wellins Calcott (1756-1769), Welsh author, a native of Shropshire, the son of a member of the corporation of Shrewsbury 6
- John Calcott St Quentin (1863-1869), notable New Zealand painter, designer and workers' advocate
- Captain Edward Calcott Pryce CBE (1885-1972), British Solicitor and Liberal Party politician
- Lieutenant-General Sir Jeremy Calcott Reilly KCB DSO (1934-2017), British Army officer, General Officer Commanding the 4th Armoured Division (1981–1983)
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: In utrumque paratus
Motto Translation: Prepared for both.
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- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- 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)
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 20th October 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/eden
- Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 31 Oct. 2019
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