Walkinghan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• Ireland

Etymology of Walkinghan

The name Walkinghan hails from Walkington, Yorkshire which dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 where it was originally recorded as Walchinton 1 having derived from the Old English Walhinga-tún 2 which literally means the "estate associated with a man called Walca." 3

Early Origins of the Walkinghan family

Early History of the Walkinghan family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Walkinghan research. Another 67 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1320, 1426, 1598, 1621, 1630, 1658, 1684, 1693, 1695, 1725, 1729, 1730, 1769 and 1866 are included under the topic Early Walkinghan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Walkinghan Spelling Variations

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Walkinghan has appeared include Walkington, Walkinton, Wallington, Walkingham and others.

Early Notables of the Walkinghan family

Nehemiah Wallington (1598-1658), an English Puritan wood turner and chronicler; Lucy Walter (Lucy Barlow) (c. 1630-1658), a Welsh noblewoman, mistress of King Charles II of England; and Alain de Walkingham of Redmer. Peter Walkden (1684-1769), was an English Presbyterian minister and diarist, born at Flixton, near Manchester. "His diary for the years 1725, 1729, and 1730, the only portion which...
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Migration of the Walkinghan family to Ireland

Some of the Walkinghan family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 34 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Walkinghan family

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Walkinghan arrived in North America very early: William Wallington who settled in Virginia in 1635; Joseph Wallington settled in Barbados in 1635; Nicholas Wallington settled in Massachusetts in 1638.