| ![Show Contents]() Heycock History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England
Etymology of HeycockWhat does the name Heycock mean? The roots of the Anglo-Saxon name Heycock come from when the family resided in the county of Berkshire in an area that was referred to as the Heycock. This surname was originally derived from the Old English word Hay-cock which denoted someone who lived at the sign of the hedgecock. Early Origins of the Heycock familyThe surname Heycock was first found in Berkshire, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Heycock familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Heycock research. Another 60 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Heycock History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Heycock Spelling VariationsThe English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Heycock has been recorded under many different variations, including Heycock, Haycock, Heycocke, Haycocke and others. Early Notables of the Heycock family
| Heycock migration to the United States | + |
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Heycock or a variant listed above:
Heycock Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- John Heycock, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1682 1
Heycock Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Henry and William Heycock, who arrived in New York in 1823
| Heycock 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: Heycock Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. Heycock, British settler travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Warrior Queen" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 25th February 1871 2
- Mrs. Heycock, British settler travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Warrior Queen" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 25th February 1871 2
- Child Heycock, British settler travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Warrior Queen" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 25th February 1871 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Heycock (post 1700) | + |
- Charles T Heycock, who won the Davy Medal in 1920, awarded for "an outstandingly important recent discovery in any branch of chemistry"
- Llewellyn Heycock (1905-1990), Welsh politician, who became life peer Baron Heycock, in 1967
- Caroline Heycock, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh
- 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 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
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