| ![Show Contents]() Hemmingford History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Hemmingford familyThe surname Hemmingford was first found in Norfolk where the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Hevingham, held by Godric, a Norman noble, from Walter Gifford who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. 1 Godric had a priest who also held 4 acres of the holding for which he promised to sing three masses in any one week. Walter de Hemingford or Hemingburgh (fl. 1300), also called Walter de Gisburn, chronicler, was an Austin canon, and afterwards sub-prior of St. Mary's, Gisburn, Yorkshire. "There is no doubt that Hemingburgh is the correct form of the name; it is the one given in Lansdowne MS. 239, which is one of the earliest and best copies of the chronicle, in the Register of Archbishop Corbridge, and in a volume of sermons presented by him to his priory church." 2 John de Hemyngton was recorded in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1279 in Huntingdonshire and later, Reginald de Hemyngton was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Sussex in 1327. 3 Early History of the Hemmingford familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hemmingford research. Another 133 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1414, 1471, 1547, 1578, 1603, 1619 and 1674 are included under the topic Early Hemmingford History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hemmingford Spelling VariationsEndless spelling variations are a prevailing characteristic of Norman surnames. Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules, and the introduction of Norman French added an unfamiliar ingredient to the English linguistic stew. French and Latin, the languages of the court, also influenced spellings. Finally, Medieval scribes generally spelled words according to how they sounded, so one person was often referred to by different spellings in different documents. The name has been spelled Heveningham, Heningham, Henington, Heningthon, Hemington, Hemmington, Hennington, Henningham, Heningford, Henningford, Hemmingford and many more. Early Notables of the Hemmingford familyMore information is included under the topic Early Hemmingford Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Hemmingford familyTo escape the political and religious persecution within England at the time, many English families left for the various British colonies abroad. The voyage was extremely difficult, though, and the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving. But for those who made it, the trip was most often worth it. Many of the families who arrived went on to make valuable contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families reveals a number of immigrants bearing the name Hemmingford or a variant listed above: John Hemmington, who came to Virginia in 1587; S. Hemmington, who came to San Francisco in 1851; and Hermon Hemington, who arrived in Kansas in 1900.
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- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
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