| ![Show Contents]() Liddon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Liddon is a name whose history is connected to the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Liddon family once lived in Litton, found in Derbyshire, Somerset, West Riding of Yorkshire and Dorset. 1 The Somerset parish is the oldest dating back to Saxon times when it was known as Hyltton c. 1060. The following dates apply for the rest: Litun, 1086 (Derbyshire); Litone, 1086 (Yorkshire); Lideton, 1204 (Dorset.) 2 Of course the 1086 date refers to their entry in the Domesday Book. 3 It is generally thought that the place names mean "farmstead on a slope," from the Old English "hlith" + "tun." 2 Early Origins of the Liddon familyThe surname Liddon was first found in Cheshire where Gamel de Litton was registered in 1175. Years later, Henry de Lideton was registered in the Dorset in 1212 and Thomas de Lytton was in the Subsidy Rolls for Derbyshire in 1327. 4 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 included: Hugh de Litton, Northamptonshire; and Symon de Litton, Somerset. 5 Early History of the Liddon familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Liddon research. Another 79 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1562, 1581, 1586, 1611, 1615, 1640, 1648, 1660 and 1674 are included under the topic Early Liddon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Liddon Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Liddon family name include Lytton, Litton and others. Early Notables of the Liddon familyNotables of the family at this time include Sir Robert Lytton of Derbyshire; Sir Roland Lytton (ca. 1562-1615) (also Rowland Litton), an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1586 and 1611; Sir William...
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 Liddon migration to the United States | + |
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Liddon surname or a spelling variation of the name include:
Liddon Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- William Liddon, who arrived in Virginia in 1706 6
| Liddon migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Liddon Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Ann Liddon, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "South Australian" in 1837 7
- Emma Sophia Liddon, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "South Australian" in 1837 7
- Sarah Liddon, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Arab" in 1843 8
| Contemporary Notables of the name Liddon (post 1700) | + |
- Henry Parry "H.P." Liddon (1829-1890), English theologian from Eastleigh, Hampshire, Dean Ireland's Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford (1870-1882)
- Lt. Matthew Liddon, British officer who accompanied Sir William Edward Parry during his search for the Northwest Passage 1819–1820, eponym of Liddon Island and Cape Liddon, Nunavut, Canada
- Gary "Gaz" Liddon, former British games reviewer who wrote for Crash and Zzap!64 in the 1980s, Chief Operating Officer at Climax Group since 2001
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- 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)
- State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The SOUTH AUSTRALIAN 1837-1838. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1837SouthAustralian.htm
- State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) ARAB 1843. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1843Arab.htm
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