| ![Show Contents]() Soane History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Soane familyThe surname Soane was first found in Suffolk where Earl Soham dates back to the Domesday Book 1 as lands held by Count Alan. At that time a manor was listed on four carucates of land. Some of the family remained in Normandy as Radulphus Sone was listed there in a census conducted 1180-95. 2 The same census also listed a R. Sone or Sonne in 1198. The name literally means " homestead by the pool" when translated from the Old English sae + ham. Soham is also a small town in Cambridgeshire that has a similar lineage that dates back to before the Domesday Book. For it is here that Saegham was listed c. 1100.3 But the name dates back further; Luttingus, a Saxon nobleman built a cathedral and palace at Soham around 900 AD, on the site of the present day Church of St. Andrews. Early History of the Soane familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Soane research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1540, 1575, 1584, 1598, 1601, 1619, 1640, 1648, 1671 and 1685 are included under the topic Early Soane History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Soane Spelling VariationsBefore English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, Norman French and other languages became incorporated into English throughout the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Soane include Soam, Soams, Soames, Somes, Soame, Soan, Soanes and others. Early Notables of the Soane familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was Sir Stephen Soame (c.1540-1619), an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1601, Lord Mayor of London in 1598; Sir Peter Soam, Lord of the Manor of Berkesden, county Suffolk; Sir Thomas Soame (1584-1671), an English politician who sat...
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 Soane migration to the United States | + |
In England at this time, the uncertainty of the political and religious environment of the time caused many families to board ships for distant British colonies in the hopes of finding land and opportunity, and escaping persecution. The voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, though, and many arrived in North America sick, starved, and destitute. Those who did make it, however, were greeted with greater opportunities and freedoms that they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Early immigration records have shown some of the first Soanes to arrive on North American shores:
Soane Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- William Soane, who landed in Virginia in 1621 4
- Eliza Soane, who arrived in Virginia in 1651 4
- Henry Soane Jr., (1622-1661) who settled at James City County, Virginia in 1651 and became the 13th Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses 4
- John Soane, who landed in Virginia in 1651 4
- Judeth, Soane Jr., who arrived in Virginia in 1651 4
Soane Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Sarah Soane, who arrived in Virginia in 1703 4
| Contemporary Notables of the name Soane (post 1700) | + |
- Sir John Soane (1753-1837), born John Swan, an English architect and founder of the Soane Museum, born at Whitchurch, near Reading, the son of a mason
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- 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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Soane migration to the United States 
