Hards Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The Hards name has descended through the generations from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived in two parishes near Canterbury referred to as Hardres.

Hards Early Origins

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The surname Hards was first found in Kent, where family members were Lords of the manor Lyminge. The earliest recorded ancestor is Robert de Hardres, who lived during the reigns of Edward the Confessor and William the Conqueror. He held his lands from the Archbishop of Canterbury, which consisted of a church, a mill, and a fishery of forty eels, as recorded in the Domesday Book. The family derived from Ardres in Picardy.

Hards Spelling Variations

Only 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 Hards has undergone many spelling variations, including Hardress, Hardres, Hardresse, Hardrese, Harders and many more.

Hards Early History

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Hards Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hards Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Charles Hards, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Asiatic" in 1849 ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The ASIATIC 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Asiatic.htm
Henry Hards (aged 22), a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Gomelza"
John Hards (aged 21), a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Gomelza"

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Citations

^ State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The ASIATIC 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Asiatic.htm

Other References

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Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
Chadwick, Nora Kershaw and J.X.W.P Corcoran. The Celts. London: Penguin, 1790. Print. (ISBN 0140212116).
Foster, Joseph. Dictionary of Heraldry Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. London: Bracken Books, 1989. Print. (ISBN 1-85170-309-8).
Elster, Robert J. International Who's Who. London: Europa/Routledge. Print.
Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
Bardsley, C.W. A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6).
Humble, Richard. The Fall of Saxon England. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-88029-987-8).
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds. Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8).
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The Hards Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Hards 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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