| ![Show Contents]() Oldhouse History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England
Etymology of OldhouseWhat does the name Oldhouse mean? The Norman Conquest of England in 1066 brought much change, including many immigrants with new names. Among these were the ancestors of the Oldhouse family, whose name comes from the Old English given name Aldus. Ald, the first part of the name, means old. Early Origins of the Oldhouse familyThe surname Oldhouse was first found in the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Lincolnshire in the south east of England, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. Soon after, Rudolphus Aldous was recorded in Yorkshire in 1168 as holding considerable estates and lands, and Robert Aldous was recorded in Norfolk in 1230. "Aldous is an ancient east country name which at present has its principal home in and around Harleston in this county, though still found in Ipswich and Stowmarket. Aldus was the name of an Ipswich bailiff in 1654 (W.), and the name of Aldhuse was established in Stowmarket in the reign of Elizabeth (H.). In the forms of Aldus and Alduse it occurred in the reign of Edward I. in Norfolk, Notts, Lincolnshire, and Oxfordshire (H. R.). We learn from Blomefield's "Norfolk" that Aldous was the name of the rector of Wreningham in that county in 1393, and that Thomas Aldous of Starston, Norfolk, died in 1740 at the age of 100: Aldhouse is also an old Norfolk name." 1 Early History of the Oldhouse familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Oldhouse research. Another 36 words (3 lines of text) covering the year 1284 is included under the topic Early Oldhouse History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Oldhouse Spelling VariationsEndless spelling variations are a prevailing characteristic of Norman surnames. Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules, and the introduction of Norman French added an unfamiliar ingredient to the English linguistic stew. French and Latin, the languages of the court, also influenced spellings. Finally, Medieval scribes generally spelled words according to how they sounded, so one person was often referred to by different spellings in different documents. The name has been spelled Aldis, Aldous, Aldhouse, Aldus, Aldiss, Oldis and many more. Early Notables of the Oldhouse familyMore information is included under the topic Early Oldhouse Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Oldhouse migration to the United States | + |
To escape the political and religious persecution within England at the time, many English families left for the various British colonies abroad. The voyage was extremely difficult, though, and the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving. But for those who made it, the trip was most often worth it. Many of the families who arrived went on to make valuable contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families reveals a number of immigrants bearing the name Oldhouse or a variant listed above:
Oldhouse Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Christian Oldhouse, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1761 2
- William Oldhouse, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1761 2
- Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
- 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)
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