Sickklemere History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Sickklemere

What does the name Sickklemere mean?

The name Sickklemere reached English shores for the first time with the ancestors of the Sickklemere family as they migrated following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Sickklemere family lived in Suffolk. Their name, however, translates as the dweller by the sycamore trees.

Early Origins of the Sickklemere family

The surname Sickklemere was first found in Suffolk from very early times where they seated as Lords of the Manor of Wetheringsett. At the time of the taking of the Domesday Book in 1086 this village was the King's land, but was held by Godric and Ranulph, and conjecturally the Sicklemore family name is descended from this source.

Early History of the Sickklemere family

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Sickklemere Spelling Variations

Anglo-Norman names tend to be marked by an enormous number of spelling variations. This is largely due to the fact that Old and Middle English lacked any spelling rules when Norman French was introduced in the 11th century. The languages of the English courts at that time were French and Latin. These various languages mixed quite freely in the evolving social milieu. The final element of this mix is that medieval scribes spelled words according to their sounds rather than any definite rules, so a name was often spelled in as many different ways as the number of documents it appeared in. The name was spelled Sicklemore, Siklemore, Sicamour, Sicamore, Sickelmore, Sicklemour, Sicklemere and many more.

Early Notables of the Sickklemere family

John Sicklemore (died 1610), Governor of Virginia, possibly connected with the Suffolk family of Sicklemore, which was originally settled at Bramford, near Ipswich. "In early life he changed his name to Ratcliffe. In 1605 a Captain Ratcliffe, who may have been identical with John Sicklemore, served in the English auxiliary force employed in the Netherlands under Sir Horace Vere, and was taken prisoner in October at the battle of Mulheim with Sir Henry Cary and Captain Pigott. On 20 Dec. 1606 he sailed from London in command of the Discovery, a pinnace of 20 tons, in...
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Migration of the Sickklemere family

Because of the political and religious discontent in England, families began to migrate abroad in enormous numbers. Faced with persecution and starvation at home, the open frontiers and generally less oppressive social environment of the New World seemed tantalizing indeed to many English people. The trip was difficult, and not all made it unscathed, but many of those who did get to Canada and the United States made important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers with Sickklemere name or one of its variants: James Sicklemore arrived in Barbados with his servants in 1680; Michael Sicklemore was one of the first settlers in Virginia in 1608; twelve years before the ".

The Sickklemere Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Par pari
Motto Translation: Equal to my equal.