Jackline History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Jackline

What does the name Jackline mean?

The name Jackline was brought to England in the wave of migration that followed the Norman Conquest of 1066. Jackline is based on the name of an ancestor, as in 'the son of Jacqueline,' a name probably introduced from Flanders. 1 2 Alternatively, the name could have been derived from the French Jacquelin, a diminutive of James. 3

Early Origins of the Jackline family

The surname Jackline was first found in Yorkshire where the singular Latin form of the name Jakelinus, was listed in 1219. This may have been a forename as later we found Jakelinus de Boule listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Sussex in 1327. Elias Jakelyn was found in the Subsidy Rolls for Sussex in 1296 and Edmund Jakelin was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Suffolk in 1327. 4

The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 includes entries for Thomas de (sic) Jaclyn and Petrus Jaclyn. 1

Early History of the Jackline family

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Jackline Spelling Variations

Before the last few hundred years the English language had no fixed system of spelling rules. For that reason, spelling variations occurred commonly in Anglo Norman surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name Jackline were recorded, including Jackling, Jacklin, Jacklings, Jacqueline, Jacoline and many more.

Early Notables of the Jackline family

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Migration of the Jackline family

The unstable environment in England at this time caused numerous families to board ships and leave in search of opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad in places like Ireland, Australia, and particularly the New World. The voyage was extremely difficult, however, and only taken at great expense. The cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels caused many to arrive diseased and starving, not to mention destitute from the enormous cost. Still opportunity in the emerging nations of Canada and the United States was far greater than at home and many went on to make important contributions to the cultures of their adopted countries. An examination of many early immigration records reveals that people bearing the name Jackline arrived in North America very early: Edmund Jackling, who sailed to Boston in 1635; and George Jacklin who was on record in New York in 1862.

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Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)