Cartlige History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Cartlige

The present generation of the Cartlige family is only the most recent to bear a name that dates back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. Their name comes from having lived near a pond or bog in rocky land having derived from the Old Norman word kartr, which means rocky land, and suffix -lake, for pond or bog. The suffix -lake is often rendered as -ledge in compound names. The surname meant dweller by the rocky pond. 1 The name originated in Lancashire or East Cheshire. 2

However, another source claims the name originated in "Cartledge in Holmesfield (Derbyshire)." 3

Early Origins of the Cartlige family

Early History of the Cartlige family

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Cartlige Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Cartlige include Cartlidge, Cartlitch, Cartlich, Cartlett and many more.

Early Notables of the Cartlige family

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Migration of the Cartlige family

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Cartlige were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: Edmund Cartlidge who settled in Philadelphia in 1682; with his wife Mary; Joseph Cartledge settled in Philadelphia in 1840; along with Robert, Stephen, and William.