Nettleford History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Nettleford family

The surname Nettleford was first found in Surrey 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 14th century when John de Netelfold held estates in that county in the year 1310.

Early History of the Nettleford family

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Nettleford Spelling Variations

Sound 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 Nettleford family name include Nettlefold, Netelfold, Nettelfold, Nettleford and many more.

Early Notables of the Nettleford family

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Nettleford 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 Nettleford surname or a spelling variation of the name include:

Nettleford Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

George Nettleford, aged 19, who settled in Virginia in 1635 aboard the ship "Globe" 1

Nettleford Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

G. Nettleford, aged 38, who arrived in Ellis Island, New York aboard the ship "Asia" in 1853 2
Hugh Nettleford, aged 18, who arrived in Ellis Island, New York aboard the ship "Germaine" in 1876 2
Edwd Nettleford, aged 20, who arrived in Ellis Island, New York aboard the ship "Germaine" in 1876 2
James Nettleford, aged 36, who arrived in Ellis Island, New York aboard the ship "Austria" in 1891 2

Nettleford Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Marjorie Nettleford, aged 35, who arrived in Ellis Island, New York aboard the ship "Aquitania" in 1934 2
Archibald Nettleford, aged 67, who arrived in Ellis Island, New York aboard the ship "Normandi" in 1938 2
Victor Nettleford, aged 23, from Barbados who arrived in Ellis Island, New York aboard the ship "George Washington" in 1945 2
Samuel Nettleford, aged 35, from Jamaica who arrived in Ellis Island, New York aboard the ship "George Washington" in 1945 2
Beryl O Nettleford, aged 37, from Australia who arrived in Ellis Island, New York aboard the ship "Queen Mary" in 1951 2
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Nettleford migration to Australia +

Nettleford Settlers in Australia in the 20th Century

Mr. D. J. Nettleford, who arrived in Fremantle, Australia aboard the ship "Orontes" in 1948 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Nettleford (post 1700) +

Ralston Milton Nettleford (1933-2010), Jamaican Rhodes Scholar, social critic, and choreographer

Sources +

Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's Retrieved January 6th 2023, retrieved from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
Ellis Island Search retrieved 9th February 2023. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
National Archives of Australia Retrieved 9th February 2023. Retrieved from https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ListingReports/PassengerListing.aspx