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![Show Contents]() Lansforthay History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The present generation of the Lansforthay family is only the most recent to bear a name that dates back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. Their name comes from having lived beside a river. Lansforthay is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. Early Origins of the Lansforthay familyThe surname Lansforthay was first found in Sussex, where they held a family seat from the Middle Ages. Early History of the Lansforthay familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lansforthay research. Another 237 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1500, 1609, 1611, 1633, 1640, 1641, 1645, 1649 and 1656 are included under the topic Early Lansforthay History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lansforthay Spelling VariationsUntil the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Lansforthay include Lunsford, Lunsforde, Lansforde, Lansford and others. Early Notables of the Lansforthay familyAnother 43 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Lansforthay Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Lansforthay familyThousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Lansforthay were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: William Lansford who sailed to Virginia in 1654.
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