Yeldham History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Yeldham family

The surname Yeldham was first found in Essex where the family name was first referenced in the year 1178 when Gilbert de Geldham (Norman) held lands. We draw the reader's attention to the parish of Great Saling. "The village is pleasantly situated on a green of triangular form, comprising about five acres. The church is supposed to have been erected in the reign of Henry II., and contains monuments to the Yeldham, Goodrich, and Sheddon families. Formerly, the two parishes of Great Saling and Little or Bardfield Saling were one district; and at the time of the Domesday Survey they belonged to the same lord." 1

Early History of the Yeldham family

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Yeldham Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Yeldham, Geldham, Yealdham, Gealdham and others.

Early Notables of the Yeldham family

the Yeldham family of Essex

Migration of the Yeldham family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..

Contemporary Notables of the name Yeldham (post 1700) +

Rebecca Yeldham (b. 1976), producer and filmographer
Peter Yeldham (b. 1927), Australian writer and filmgrapher

The Yeldham Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Fides culpari metuens

Sources +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.