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![Show Contents]() Kaidday History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Kaidday is an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname that came from the Old English personal name Cada. With the addition of the diminutive suffix -man, this personal name was popular as late as the 13th century in the forms of Cadman and Cademan. Kaidday was originally derived from a pet form of this name. 1 Alternatively, the name could have been Cadia in Gaelic and in this case, it literally meant "the house of God." 2 Early Origins of the Kaidday familyThe surname Kaidday was first found in Yorkshire where Robert Cadi was listed as one of the Knights Templar in 1185. Later, Roger Cadye was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Sussex in 1296; and Henry Cadey, Cady was found in the Subsidy Rolls for Suffolk in 1327. 3 Later rolls revealed Margery Cade in Cambridgeshire in 1373 and William Cade in Lincolnshire in the same year. The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 listed Matilda Cadi; Robertus Cadison; and Johannes Cady, 1379 as all holding lands there at that time. 4 In Somerset, William Cade and Richard Cade were both listed there 1 Edward III (during the first year of King Edward III's reign.) 5 Further north in Scotland where many of the family claim descent, John Cady was a tenant under the earl of Douglas in the barony of Kylbouho in 1376 and Thomas Cady was presbyter in Glasgow in 1440. Peter Cady was burgess of Edinburgh, in 1484, and three persons named Cadie are in Edinburgh Marriage Register from 1606. 6 Early History of the Kaidday familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kaidday research. Another 144 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1240, 1327, 1574, 1577 and 1641 are included under the topic Early Kaidday History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Kaidday Spelling VariationsThe English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Kaidday has been recorded under many different variations, including Caddy, Caddie, Caddey, Cade, Cadde, Caide, Caidey, Caidde, Kade, Kaddie, Kaiddy and many more. Early Notables of the Kaidday familyMore information is included under the topic Early Kaidday Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Kaidday familyFor many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Kaidday or a variant listed above: James Caddy and Robert Caddy who were farming in Virginia in 1650 and William Caddy who settled in Barbados in 1634. Another James Caddy came from Wales to Boston in 1635.
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