Hinder History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Hinder family

The surname Hinder was first found in Cornwall where they held a family seat as Lords of the Castle of Bottreaux. One source notes the name "was originally spelt Hendower, and that the Hendowers are said to have originated in Wales; that the elder branch became extinct about temp. Hen. VIII, but that younger branches, who had abbreviated the name to Hender, were living near Camelsford a few years since. The name in both Welsh and Cornish might translate 'old water' " 1

The first record of the family was found quite late: "The last male heir of the Borlase family sold the manor of Borlase Burgess in 1559, to John Hender, Esq. whose heiress carried it in marriage to the ancestor of Sir A. O. Molesworth, Bart, the present proprietor." This citation was found in Cornish records for the manors in the parish of St. Weyn. Later there was a marriage record of the "grandson of Richard Robartes who married a co-heiress of Hender of Bottreaux Castle, and was created a Baronet in 1621, and in 1625 a peer, bearing the title of Lord Robartes of Truro." 2

The Hinder variant is unique to the United States. 3

Early History of the Hinder family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hinder research. Another 122 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1079, 1142, 1149, 1510, 1600 and 1662 are included under the topic Early Hinder History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hinder Spelling Variations

Cornish surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. The frequent changes in surnames are due to the fact that the Old and Middle English languages lacked definite spelling rules. The official court languages, which were Latin and French, were also influential on the spelling of a surname. Since the spelling of surnames was rarely consistent in medieval times, and scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded rather than adhering to any specific spelling rules, it was common to find the same individual referred to with different spellings of their surname in the ancient chronicles. Moreover, a large number of foreign names were brought into England, which accelerated and accentuated the alterations to the spelling of various surnames. Lastly, spelling variations often resulted from the linguistic differences between the people of Cornwall and the rest of England. The Cornish spoke a unique Brythonic Celtic language which was first recorded in written documents during the 10th century. However, they became increasingly Anglicized, and Cornish became extinct as a spoken language in 1777, although it has been revived by Cornish patriots in the modern era. The name has been spelled Hender, Henter, Ender and others.

Early Notables of the Hinder family

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Hinder migration to the United States +

An examination into the immigration and passenger lists has discovered a number of people bearing the name Hinder:

Hinder Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Hans Heinrich Hinder, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1709 4
Hans Henr Hinder, who landed in America in 1709 4

Hinder Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Josef Hinder, who arrived in Kentucky in 1883 4

Hinder migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Hinder Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Henry Hinder, aged 23, a wheelwright, who arrived in South Australia in 1859 aboard the ship "Lady Ann"
Mr. Thomas Hinder, (b. 1854), aged 27, Cornish blacksmith travelling aboard the ship "Glamis" arriving in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 10th January 1881 5

Historic Events for the Hinder family +

HMS Prince of Wales

Mr. Arthur Sidney Hinder, British Petty Officer Stoker, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and died in the sinking 6

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Hutchins, Fortescue, The History of Cornwall, from the Earliest Records and Traditions to the Present Time. London: William Penaluna, 1824. Print
Charnock, Richard, Stephen, Ludus Patronymicus of The Etymology of Curious Surnames. London: Trubner & Co., 60 Paternoster Row, 1868. 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)
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 19). Emigrants to Australia NSW 1860 -88 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/nsw_passenger_lists_1860_88.pdf
HMS Prince of Wales Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listprincecrew.html