| ![Show Contents]() Bonington History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England
Early Origins of the Bonington familyThe surname Bonington was first found in Derbyshire 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 12th century when they held estates in that shire and held a family seat at Borrowcote. Early History of the Bonington familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bonington research. Another 209 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1222, 1253, 1258, 1296, 1455, 1487, 1510 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Bonington History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bonington Spelling VariationsUntil the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Bonington include Bonnington, Bonninton, Bonington, Boninton, Bondington, Bondinton, Bonynton, Bonyngton, Bondyngtone, Bonintone, Boningtone, Bunnington, Bunington, Bontington and many more. Early Notables of the Bonington familyMore information is included under the topic Early Bonington Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Bonington migration to the United States | + |
Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Bonington were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:
Bonington Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Edward Bonington, who landed in Maryland in 1651 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Bonington (post 1700) | + |
- Richard Parkes Bonington (1802-1828), English painter in oil and water colours, born at the village of Arnold, near Nottingham, on 25 Oct. 1801 2
- Sir Christian John Storey Bonington (b. 1934), British mountaineer
- 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)
- Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 5 Feb. 2019
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