Hould History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

The French name Hould has a history dating as far back as the Middle Ages. This history is intrinsically entwined with that region known as Normandy, for it was derived from when the Hould family lived in Normandy.

Early Origins of the Hould family

The surname Hould was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy.

Early History of the Hould family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hould research. Another 20 words (1 lines of text) covering the years 1871 and 1891 are included under the topic Early Hould History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hould Spelling Variations

Throughout the course of history most surnames have undergone changes for many reasons. During the early development of the French language, a son and father may not have chosen to spell their name the same way. Many are simple spelling changes by a person who gave his name, phonetically, to a scribe, priest, or recorder. Many names held prefixes or suffixes which became optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, we have many spelling variations of this name, Hould some of which are Hould, Houlden, Houlder, Houlde and others.

Early Notables of the Hould family

Notable amongst the family in this period was

many individuals who were prominent in Canada at this time, such as Alexandre Hould, a carpenter living in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, in 1871
the Reverend George Hould was a chaplain in Maisonneuve in 1891
Hercule Hould was a labourer in Trois-Rivières in 1871
Jean-Baptiste-Louis Hould was an advocate in the same town in 1891
Jean Hould owned a saw mill in Saint-Victor-de-Tring in 1891
Laurent Hould was a laborer in Trois-Rivières in 1871
Léandre Hould was a merchant in Saint-Maurice in 1891
Olivier Houlde was an innkeeper in Saint-David in 1891

Hould migration to the United States +

In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Hould has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Hould were

Hould Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Christopher Hould, who arrived in Virginia in 1636 1

Hould migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hould Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Lucie Hould is recorded as a widow in Trois-Rivières in 1871
Narcisse Hould lived in Trois-Rivières in 1871
Aimé Hould, a shoemaker in Trois-Rivières in 1891

Hould 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:

Hould Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Richard A. Hould, British settler travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Evening Star" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand in 1858 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Hould (post 1700) +

Claudette Hould, Art History professor at the University of Quebec at Montreal since 1976, author of "L'Image de la Révolution Française" and "Répertoire des livres d'artistes au Quebec"

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)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html