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Proude History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

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Proude History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Proude family

The surname Proude was first found in Bedfordshire where some of the first records of the family were listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273: Hugh le Proude; and Robert le Proud. The same rolls listed: John Prude in Buckinghamshire; Cristina le Prute in Oxfordshire; and Herbert le Prute in Wiltshire. 1

Two sources postulates that the name was "perhaps from Old English personal name Prud, and perhaps connected with Pryde." 2 3

Early History of the Proude family

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Proude Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Proud, Proude, Prout, Prowd and others.

Early Notables of the Proude family

Distinguished members of the family include

John Proude (died ca. 1409), of Sellindge and Canterbury, Kent, an English politician, a Member of Parliament for the constituency of Canterbury, Kent in 1391 and 1394
Lewis Proude of Charterhouse

Proude migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Proude Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Proude, who landed in Virginia in 1656 4

Proude migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Proude Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Mrs. Mary Proude, aged 33 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Jessie" departing 18th April 1847 from Limerick, Ireland; the ship arrived on 26th June 1847 but she died on board 5

Proude migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Proude Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

William Proude, aged 18, who arrived in South Australia in 1851 aboard the ship "Osceola" 6

Proude migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Proude Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

R. Proude, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Countess of Kintore" in 1871
Anne Proude, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Countess of Kintore" in 1871
Ann Proude, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Countess of Kintore" in 1871
Lizzie Proude, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Countess of Kintore" in 1871
Tom Proude, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Countess of Kintore" in 1871

Contemporary Notables of the name Proude (post 1700) +

John Proude, American politician, Prohibition Candidate for New York State Senate 6th District, 1922 7

Citations +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. 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)
Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 92)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) OSCEOLA / ASCEOLA 1851. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1851Osceola-Asceola.htm
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html