Walcote History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Walcote is a name that was carried to England in the great wave of migration from Normandy following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Walcote family lived in Shropshire, at the village of Walcot. a parish, in the union of Bath, partly within the city of Bath, and partly in the hundred of Bath-Forum, E. division of Somerset. 1 There are three places named Walcott in Britain, specifically in Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Worcestershire.

Early Origins of the Walcote family

The surname Walcote was first found in Shropshire, at Walcot, a small village which dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 and literally means "cottage(s) of the Britons." 2 "The name is derived from Walcot in the parish of Lydbury, which was held under the Bishop of Hereford by Roger de Walcot in 1255. He was the ancestor of the present family." 3

Early History of the Walcote family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Walcote research. Another 148 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1255, 1402, 1586, 1625, 1629, 1631, 1650 and 1685 are included under the topic Early Walcote History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Walcote Spelling Variations

Before 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 Walcote include Walcot, Walcoke, Wallcott, Wallcot, Walcott and others.

Early Notables of the Walcote family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Roger Walcot of Lydbury; Humphrey Walcot (1586-1650); and his son, Sir Thomas Walcot SL (1629-1685), a British judge and politician. He was "the scion of an ancient Shropshire family, was the second son of Humphrey Walcot (1586-1650), who...
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Walcote 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 Walcotes to arrive on North American shores:

Walcote Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mr. E. B. Walcote, (b. 1814), aged 34, Barbadian planter traveling aboard the ship " Bermudian" arriving in Philadelphia in 1848 he was traveling on to Quebec, Canada 4
Mr. E. B. Walcote, (b. 1820), aged 28, Barbadian planter traveling aboard the ship " Bermudian" arriving in Philadelphia in 1848 he was traveling on to Quebec, Canada 4
Mrs. Walcote, (b. 1778), aged 70, Barbadian settler traveling aboard the ship " Bermudian" arriving in Philadelphia in 1848 she was traveling on to Quebec, Canada 4
Mrs. Walcote, (b. 1823), aged 25, Barbadian settler traveling aboard the ship " Bermudian" arriving in Philadelphia in 1848 she was traveling on to Quebec, Canada 4
Child Walcote, Barbadian settler traveling aboard the ship " Bermudian" arriving in Philadelphia in 1848 the family was traveling on to Quebec, Canada 4

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Shirley, Evelyn Philip, The Noble and Gentle Men of England; The Arms and Descents. Westminster: John Bower Nichols and Sons, 1866, Print.
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