| ![Show Contents]() Haldimand History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England
Etymology of HaldimandWhat does the name Haldimand mean? The Haldimand name has descended through the generations from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived in an enclosed place. The surname Haldimand literally means dweller at the old enclosure or dwelling. Early Origins of the Haldimand familyThe surname Haldimand was first found in Essex, Suffolk and Yorkshire at Aldham. In all cases, the place name meant "the old homestead," or "homestead of a man called Ealda," from the Old English personal name + "ham." 1 Aldham, Essex and Aldham, Suffolk were both listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 and both were listed under the same spelling, Aldeham. 2 Another branch of the family was found at Elford in Staffordshire. "Before the Conquest the manor [of Elford] belonged to Earl Algar, and in the reign of Henry III. was held by William de Alderne, whose descendants continued to enjoy it until the marriage of the heiress of Sir John Alderney with the Stanleys, when the property passed to that family." 3 Aldhelm (640?-709), was Bishop of Sherborne, the son of Kenten. "Aldhelm was no less great as a builder than as a scholar. He built a church dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul to be the head church of his monastery. He also built two other churches at Malmesbury. One of these, St. Mary's, succeeded St. Peter's as the chief church in the tenth century. " 4 Early History of the Haldimand familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Haldimand research. Another 50 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1616, 1652 and 1660 are included under the topic Early Haldimand History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Haldimand Spelling VariationsOnly recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Haldimand has undergone many spelling variations, including Aldham, Aldam, Aldem, Aldum, Aldeham, Aldom, Eldham, Eldam, Eldum, Haldiman and many more. Early Notables of the Haldimand familyThomas Aldham or Aldam (c. 1616-1660), an English Quaker who was imprisoned in York in 1652 for speaking in a "steeple-house" (church), and fined 40 shillings for refusing to pay taxes, keeping on his hat, and...
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| Haldimand migration to the United States | + |
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Haldimand were among those contributors:
Haldimand Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Frederick Haldimand, who landed in America in 1756 5
| Haldimand migration to Canada | + |
Haldimand Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Friedrich Haldimand, who arrived in Canada in 1782
| Contemporary Notables of the name Haldimand (post 1700) | + |
- William Haldimand (1784-1862), English philanthropist, son of Anthony Francis Haldimand (1741–1817), a London merchant, nephew and heir of Sir Frederick Haldimand [q. v.]
- Sir Frederick Haldimand (1718-1791), British lieutenant-general, colonel-commandant of the 60th foot, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in Canada 1778–85, born in October 1718 in the canton of Neufchâtel, Switzerland
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. 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)
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