Lawfull History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Lawfull

The Lawfull name has descended through the generations from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived in the parish of Lawford in the county of Essex. This place-name was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as land owned by the King. Lawfiord later became the site of Lawford Hall, which was an Elizabethan manor.

Early Origins of the Lawfull family

Early History of the Lawfull family

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Lawfull Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Lawfull has undergone many spelling variations, including Lawford, Lauford, Lawforde, Laweford and others.

Early Notables of the Lawfull family

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Migration of the Lawfull family

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Lawfull were among those contributors: Mary Lawford, who sailed to Virginia in 1649; William Lawford to Barbados in 1671; and Richard Lawford to Barbados in 1671.