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Early Origins of the Cullingford family

The surname Cullingford was first found in Devon where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they he;d estates in that shire.

Early History of the Cullingford family

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Cullingford Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Colliford, Collyford, Culliford, Cullyford, Collaford, Cullaford, Culiford, Coliford, Culliforth, Colliforth, Collaforth, Collyforth and many more.

Early Notables of the Cullingford family

Distinguished members of the family include Robert Culliford (c. 1666 - ?) was an English pirate from Cornwall who worked with Captain William Kidd; Robert Culliford (1617-1698)...
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Australia Cullingford migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Cullingford Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Thomas Cullingford, (b. 1831), aged 19, English shoe maker who was convicted in Beccles, Suffolk, England for 7 years for theft, transported aboard the ""Blenheim"" on 24th July 1850, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) and Norfolk Island, Australia, he died in 1852 1


  1. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 25th October 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/blenheim


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