| ![Show Contents]() Petford History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England
Etymology of PetfordWhat does the name Petford mean? The ancestors of the bearers of the Petford family name are thought have lived in ancient Anglo-Saxon England. They were first found in the village of Pitfield in the county of Middlesex. The surname was originally derived from the Old English word pyt which referred to an area that was pitted. The original bearers of the surname Petford lived in an area that was known for its many hollows of pitted ground, Early Origins of the Petford familyThe surname Petford was first found in Middlesex where they held a family seat from ancient times, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066. Early History of the Petford familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Petford research. Another 127 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1066 and 1086 are included under the topic Early Petford History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Petford Spelling VariationsUntil quite recently, the English language has lacked a definite system of spelling rules. Consequently, Anglo-Saxon surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. Changes in Anglo-Saxon names were influenced by the evolution of the English language, as it incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other languages. Although Medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, so it is common to find one person referred to by several different spellings of his surname, even the most literate people varied the spelling of their own names. Variations of the name Petford include Pittfield, Pitfield, Pitfeild, Pitfeld, Pittfeld, Pitville, Pittville, Petfield, Pettfield, Petwell, Pitfell, Pittfell, Pitwell and many more. Early Notables of the Petford familyMore information is included under the topic Early Petford Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Petford migration to the United States | + |
Searching for a better life, many English families migrated to British colonies. Unfortunately, the majority of them traveled under extremely harsh conditions: overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the ocean. For those families that arrived safely, modest prosperity was attainable, and many went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the new colonies. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Petford or a variant listed above:
Petford Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Henrietta Petford, who landed in New York in 1853 2
| Petford migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia included the Second Fleet of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:
- Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 4th February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships
- 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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