Launcelot History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Launcelot family

The surname Launcelot was first found in Leicestershire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Launcelot family

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Launcelot Spelling Variations

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Launcelot has appeared include Lanelot, Lancylot, Lancelot, Lanselot and others.

Early Notables of the Launcelot family

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Migration of the Launcelot family

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Launcelot arrived in North America very early: Lucien Lancelot, aged 25, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1919; Marie Lancelot, aged 23, who arrived at Ellis Island from France, in 1919; Marie Louise Lancelot, aged 30, who arrived at Ellis Island from France, in 1919.

Contemporary Notables of the name Launcelot (post 1700) +

Launcelot John Goody KBE PhD DD (1908-1992), Australian metropolitan bishop, 6th Roman Catholic Archbishop of Perth (1968-1983)
Launcelot Jefferson Percival KVCO (1869-1941), Anglican priest who served in the Ecclesiastical Households of Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII and King George VI