Landells History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Landells

The name Landells came to England with the ancestors of the Landells family in the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Landells family lived near a forest which is derived from the Old French word launde, which means forest glade. The English Landells family was originally of Landells of Bire in Normandy. The family name Landells was brought to England after the Norman Conquest, when William the Conqueror gave his friends and relatives most of the land formerly owned by Anglo-Saxon aristocrats. The surname Landells was established by Norman landholders in the county of Roxburghshire.

Early Origins of the Landells family

Early History of the Landells family

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Landells Spelling Variations

It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, Anglo-Norman surnames like Landells are characterized by many spelling variations. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages such as Norman French and Latin, even literate people regularly changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Landells include Landale, Lansdale, Landall, Landell, Landells and many more.

Early Notables of the Landells family

• William Landells, Bishop of St...

Migration of the Landells family

Faced with the chaos present in England at that time, many English families looked towards the open frontiers of the New World with its opportunities to escape oppression and starvation. People migrated to North America, as well as Australia and Ireland in droves, paying exorbitant rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, but those who did see the shores of North America were welcomed with great opportunity. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Landells, or a variant listed above: Robert Landall settled in Barbados in 1680 with his wife and servants; Steven Lansdale, his wife Margaret, and son William, settled in Barbados in 1678.