The ancient roots of the Hillersdent family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Hillersdent comes from when the family lived in Buckinghamshire, where the Hillersdent family was associated with the remote hilltop parish of Hillesden.
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Early Origins of the Hillersdent family
The surname Hillersdent was first found in Buckinghamshire, where evidence suggests they held a family seat before the Norman Conquest.
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Early History of the Hillersdent family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hillersdent research. Another 104 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1690 is included under the topic Early Hillersdent History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Hillersdent 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 Hillersdent has appeared include Hillersdon, Hillersden, Hillesden, Hillesdon, Hillsden, Hillsdon, Hilsdon, Hilsden, Hilden, Helden, Hildon and many more.
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Early Notables of the Hillersdent family
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Migration of the Hillersdent family to Ireland
Some of the Hillersdent family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Hillersdent 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 Hillersdent arrived in North America very early: Carolina and Felix Helden, who sailed to Philadelphia in 1804; Mrs. L. Hilden to San Francisco in 1862 with her child, and George Hilsdon to Philadelphia in 1876..
