Ladee History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The name Ladee is rooted in the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It was originally a name for someone who worked as a person who worked as a servant of a noble lady as in ' the lady's man.' 1 2

However, another source has a different occupational background "a man who has the charge of a horse-load or of a pack-horse." 3 The name is "a Northern, particularly Yorkshire, surname." 1

Early Origins of the Ladee family

The surname Ladee was first found in Lincolnshire where Rannulf (le) Lauediman was recorded in the Feet of Fines for 1202. It is thought the same person was listed in Northumberland in the Curia Regis Rolls for 1214. Geoffrey le Leuediman was recorded in Yorkshire in the 13th century and Roger Ladyman was recorded in Hertfordshire in 1296. 4

The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 has some interesting spelling variations in use at that time: Ricardus Ledyman; Johanna ye Laydimayden; and Johannes Serve-ledy. 2

Early History of the Ladee family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ladee research. Another 207 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1214, 1296, 1379, 1397, 1399, 1581, 1625, 1642, 1647, 1648, 1649, 1658, 1677, 1683, 1684, 1700, 1731 and 1787 are included under the topic Early Ladee History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ladee Spelling Variations

It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, early Anglo-Saxon surnames like Ladee are characterized by many spelling variations. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages, even literate people changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Ladee include Ladyman, Ledyman, Ladymen, Laudyman, Lauediman, Laydimayden and many more.

Early Notables of the Ladee family

Distinguished members of the family include Samuel Ladyman, (1625-1684), English divine, Archdeacon of Limerick, Ireland. He was the son of John Ladyman of Dinton, Buckinghamshire. He entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as a servitor 3 March 1642, graduated B.A. on 13 July 1647, was made fellow by the parliamentary visitors in 1648, and graduated M.A. on 21 June 1649. In May 1658 he was one of some thirty ministers summoned to Dublin by...
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Migration of the Ladee family to Ireland

Some of the Ladee family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Ladee migration to the United States +

Many English families tired of political and religious strife left Britain for the new colonies in North America. Although the trip itself offered no relief - conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and many travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute - these immigrants believed the opportunities that awaited them were worth the risks. Once in the colonies, many of the families did indeed prosper and, in turn, made significant contributions to the culture and economies of the growing colonies. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Ladee or a variant listed above:

Ladee Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jean LaDee, who arrived in America in 1709 5

Citations +

Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Charnock, Richard, Stephen, Ludus Patronymicus of The Etymology of Curious Surnames. London: Trubner & Co., 60 Paternoster Row, 1868. Print.
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
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)