| ![Show Contents]() Foard History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The name Foard comes from one of the family having worked as a keeper of the ford or river crossing. 1 Early Origins of the Foard familyThe surname Foard was first found in the Domesday Book of 1086 where Bruma de la forda was listed at Winton, Hampshire. 2 Years later in Somerset, Eadric æt Fordan was listed as an Old English Byname, 1100-1130. The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 included Reginald de la Forthe in Suffolk and later, Geoffrey atte Forde was found in Sussex in 1296. 3 The Hundredorum Rolls also included: Richard de la Forde, Norfolk; and William de la Forde, Kent. 4 In Somerset, David atte Forde was registered there 1 Edward III (during the first year of the reign of King Edward III.) 5 The name is "characteristic of the southern and western counties. Absent or singularly rare north of a line drawn from the Wash to the Mersey. It is at present most numerous in Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hants, and Cheshire. In almost all the counties where this name is at all frequent we find it in one form or another as a place - name." 6 Early History of the Foard familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Foard research. Another 116 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1559, 1586, 1594, 1598, 1615, 1616, 1619, 1640, 1642, 1660, 1662, 1664, 1669, 1674, 1684, 1699, 1804, 1826, 1846, 1847, 1863, 1890, 1905 and 1947 are included under the topic Early Foard History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Foard Spelling VariationsSpelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Foard have been found, including: Forde, Ford, Alford and others. Early Notables of the Foard familyNotables of this surname at this time include: William Ford or Foord (c.1559-1616?), Church of England clergyman, he may have been the same William Ford who became Rector of Thurleigh, Bedfordshire in 1594 or the William Ford who became Vicar of Bristow, Herefordshire in 1615; Thomas Ford (1598-1674), an English...
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Some of the Foard family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 126 words (9 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Foard migration to the United States | + |
Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Among the first immigrants of the name Foard, or a variant listed above to cross the Atlantic and come to North America were :
Foard Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Jon Foard, who landed in Virginia in 1636 7
- Chalcie Foard, who arrived in Virginia in 1652 7
- Chalice Foard, who landed in Virginia in 1652 7
- William Foard, who landed in Virginia in 1653 7
- Dennis. Foard, who arrived in Virginia in 1654 7
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Foard Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- William Foard, who arrived in Virginia in 1703 7
- Joseph Foard, who landed in Mississippi in 1798 7
Foard Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Heinrich Foard, aged 6, who immigrated to the United States, in 1893
- John Foard, aged 25, who immigrated to the United States from Ireland, in 1893
- John Foard, aged 20, who landed in America from County Mayo, in 1893
- Wilhelm Foard, aged 1, who landed in America, in 1893
- Stephan Foard, aged 25, who landed in America from Ireland, in 1893
Foard Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Charles Foard, aged 19, who settled in America from Nottingham, in 1902
- J R Foard, who settled in America, in 1903
- Lilli Foard, aged 40, who immigrated to America, in 1907
- Beatrice Foard, aged 22, who landed in America from Clapham, England, in 1910
- Francis Foard, aged 27, who landed in America from London, England, in 1913
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| Foard migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Foard Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Miss Emma Foard, (b. 1848), aged 22, British housemaid travelling from London aboard the ship "Monarch" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 6th September 1870 8
| Contemporary Notables of the name Foard (post 1700) | + |
- Jefferson B. Foard, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1916 9
- J. T. B. Foard, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1884 9
- Aubrey Foard, American principal tubist of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
| Historic Events for the Foard family | + |
- Mr. Herbert Foard (1871-1914), Canadian Second Class Passenger from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada who was traveling aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 10
- Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
- Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. 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)
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- Commemoration Empress of Ireland 2014. (Retrieved 2014, June 16) . Retrieved from http://www.empress2014.ca/seclangen/listepsc1.html
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