Sold History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Sold family

The surname Sold was first found in Staffordshire at Salt with Enson, a township, in the parish of St. Mary and St. Chad, Stafford, union of Stafford about 4 miles (N. E. by N.) from Stafford. 1

The township dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was known as Selte. 2 As one would expect, the place name literally means "salt-pit, a salt works." 3

"This surname is very common in Staffordshire, in which county there is a village so called. In 1166, it is written Selte" 4 "Hugh de Salt held Salt of Philip de Chetwynd. From this tenure, and from the resemblance of the arms, it is probable that Salt was a cadet of Chetwynd. " 5

The Assize Rolls of Staffordshire listed Nicholas de Salt there in 1199. A few years later in 1203, William de Saut was recorded as holding lands in Staffordshire; and the Subsidy Rolls of Staffordshire in 1332 includes a listing for Hugh de Salt. 6

The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 lists Ranulph de Saut, Cambridgeshire 7 and Ivo de Saut was found in Staffordshire, Henry III-Edward I (during the reigns of Henry III and Edward I). 8

"Salt, an ancient and a very common Staffordshire name, is exceedingly numerous in the Ashbourne district, on the borders of Derbyshire, in which county also it is well represented. Salt is the name of a Staffordshire village and district; and Salte of Salte was the original ancestor of the family. The Saltes of Yoxall were a family of gentry 300 years ago; in 1600 Mr. Walter Salt left a bequest for the poor tradesmen of Lichfield, and the name is still in that city." 9

Early History of the Sold family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sold research. Another 122 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1597, 1599, 1621, 1775, 1780, 1788, 1808, 1810, 1813, 1827, 1838, 1845, 1862 and 1863 are included under the topic Early Sold History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Sold Spelling Variations

The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Sold has been spelled many different ways, including Salt, Saut and others.

Early Notables of the Sold family

Notables of this surname at this time include: Henry Salt (1780-1827), English traveller and collector of antiquities, born at Lichfield, 14 June 1780, the youngest child of Thomas Salt, a Lichfield doctor, by his wife Alice, daughter of Cary Butt, another medical man of Lichfield. 10 Thomas Salt (died 1788) of Rugeley, Staffordshire had John Stevenson Salt (1775-1845), an English barrister, banker and land owner...
Another 63 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Sold Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Sold family to Ireland

Some of the Sold family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 43 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Sold migration to the United States +

Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Solds to arrive in North America:

Sold Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Sold, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1765 11

Sold Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Frederick Sold, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1846 11

Sold migration to Australia +

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

Sold Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Henry Sold, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Caroline Agnes" in 1850 12

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Liber Niger Scutarii ("Black Book of the Exchequer"), containing reports by county on feudal holdings in England in 1166 (reign of Henry II)
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Testa de Nevill or "Liber Feodorum" or "Book of Fees," thought to have been written by Ralph de Nevill, for King John (1199–1216)
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. 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)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) CAROLINE AGNES 1850. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850CarolineAgnes-Hydaspe%20RegisterOct15.gif