Wildridge History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Wildridge family

The surname Wildridge was first found in Northumberland where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1203 Hugo Wilrick when held lands.

Early History of the Wildridge family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wildridge research. Another 70 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Wildridge History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wildridge Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wildrick, Wildrich, Wildridge, Willdridge, Wildredge, Wildrege, Wildrige, Welrige, Wilrege and many more.

Early Notables of the Wildridge family

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Wildridge migration to the United States +

Wildridge Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

James Wildridge, aged 17, who landed in Savanna(h), Georgia in 1774 1

Wildridge migration to Australia +

Wildridge Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Jane Wildridge, aged 34, a domestic servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1854 aboard the ship "James Fernie" 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Wildridge (post 1700) +

Dr Gavin Wildridge Johnstone (1941-1987), Scottish-born, Australian ornithologist

Sources +

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)
South Australian Register Friday 17th November 1854. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) James Fernie 1854. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/jamesfernie1854.shtml