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![Show Contents]() Hoddingslay History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The name Hoddingslay came to England with the ancestors of the Hoddingslay family in the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Hoddingslay family lived in Warwickshire. Early Origins of the Hoddingslay familyThe surname Hoddingslay was first found in Warwickshire at Maxtoke, a parish, in the union of Meriden, Atherstone division of the hundred of Hemlingford. " This place, written Machintone in Domesday Book, is therein certified as having woods one mile in length and half a mile in breadth. William de Odingsells, in the reign of Henry III., had a charter of free warren in all his demesne lands here; and his son and successor claimed by prescription, in the reign of Edward I., a court-leet, with gallows, tumbrell, and assize of bread and beer, which were allowed." 1 Early History of the Hoddingslay familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hoddingslay research. Another 48 words (3 lines of text) covering the year 1130 is included under the topic Early Hoddingslay History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hoddingslay Spelling VariationsThe English language only became standardized in the last few centuries. For that reason, spelling variations are common among many Anglo-Norman names. The shape of the English language was frequently changed with the introduction of elements of Norman French, Latin, and other European languages; even the spelling of literate people's names were subsequently modified. Hoddingslay has been recorded under many different variations, including Odingsells, Odingsell, Odingells, Odingell, Odingsleigh, Odingsly, Odingslie, Odingsley and many more. Early Notables of the Hoddingslay familyMore information is included under the topic Early Hoddingslay Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Hoddingslay familyTo escape the uncertainty of the political and religious uncertainty found in England, many English families boarded ships at great expense to sail for the colonies held by Britain. The passages were expensive, though, and the boats were unsafe, overcrowded, and ridden with disease. Those who were hardy and lucky enough to make the passage intact were rewarded with land, opportunity, and social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families went on to be important contributors to the young nations of Canada and the United States where they settled. Hoddingslays were some of the first of the immigrants to arrive in North America: Thomas Odingsells who settled in Salem Massachusetts in 1635.
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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