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![Show Contents]() Ladbroch History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The Anglo-Saxon name Ladbroch was established when the family resided in the village of Ladbrooke. Ladbroch is a habitation name from the broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. However, one source claims that it may have originally been derived from a personal name as in "it was the daughter of Lodbrok the Dane who wove the famous Raven Standard, which always announced victory to the Scandinavian marauders by fluttering like a living bird." 1 Early Origins of the Ladbroch familyThe surname Ladbroch was first found in Warwickshire, at Ladbroke, a village and civil parish about 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Southam in the hundred of Knightlow. 2 This ancient Saxon village dates back to 998 when it was first listed as Hlodbroc. By the time of the Domesday Book of 1086, the place name was listed as Lodbroc. 3 Literally the place name probably means "brook used for divination," from the Old English words "hlod" + "broc." 4 Ladbroke Hall is a country house built late in the 17th century now converted into residential apartments. Early History of the Ladbroch familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ladbroch research. Another 193 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1156, 1273, 1351, 1618, 1627, 1662, 1743, 1747, 1748 and 1768 are included under the topic Early Ladbroch History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ladbroch Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Ladbroch family name include Ladbrook, Ladbrooke, Ladbroke, Lodbroc, Lodbrooke, Lodbrook, Lathbrook and many more. Early Notables of the Ladbroch familyMore information is included under the topic Early Ladbroch Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Ladbroch familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Ladbroch surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Richard Ladbroke, who settled in Virginia in 1674; John Ladbrooke, who arrived in Virginia in 1657; Anne Ladbrooke, who came to Virginia in 1713; as well as David and Maria Ladbroke, who came to West New Jersey in 1772..
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
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