Colsoomb Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Colsoomb is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in the region of Colston, a parish in the county of Nottingham.

Colsoomb Early Origins

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The surname Colsoomb was first found in Northumberland where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

Colsoomb Spelling Variations

Sound 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 Colsoomb family name include Coulson, Colson, Colsune, Colsoun, Colsoune, Culson, Culsoune, Cullson, Collson, Coullson, Collsoun and many more.

Colsoomb Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Colsoomb research. Another 225 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1090, 1200, 1379, 1680, 1760 and 1722 are included under the topic Early Colsoomb History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Colsoomb Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, 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 Colsoomb surname or a spelling variation of the name include: John Coulson who settled in Hampstead, Connecticut, in the year 1666; John Coulson settled in Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia in 1774; and Adam Colson settled in Reading sometime before 1668.

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: Je mourrai pour ceux que j'aime
Motto Translation: I would die for those I love.

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Other References

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Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
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The Colsoomb Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Colsoomb Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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