Holdich History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The ancestry of the name Holdich dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in Holdich, Norfolk. This locale cannot be found today, but was listed pre 1700.

Early Origins of the Holdich family

The surname Holdich was first found in Devon 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 Holdich family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Holdich research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1600 and 1720 are included under the topic Early Holdich History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Holdich Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Holdich have been found, including Holditch, Holdich, Holdrich, Holdridge, Hilditch and many more.

Early Notables of the Holdich family

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Holdich migration to the United States +

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Holdich, or a variant listed above:

Holdich Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Richard Holdich, who arrived in Virginia in 1650 1

Citations +

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)