Laidman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• Ireland

Etymology of Laidman

The name Laidman is part of the ancient legacy of the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name was taken on by someone who worked as a person who worked as a servant of a noble lady as in ' the lady's man.' 1 2

However, another source has a different occupational background "a man who has the charge of a horse-load or of a pack-horse." 3 The name is "a Northern, particularly Yorkshire, surname." 1

Early Origins of the Laidman family

Early History of the Laidman family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Laidman research. Another 207 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1214, 1296, 1379, 1397, 1399, 1581, 1625, 1642, 1647, 1648, 1649, 1658, 1677, 1683, 1684, 1700, 1731 and 1787 are included under the topic Early Laidman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Laidman Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Laidman include Ladyman, Ledyman, Ladymen, Laudyman, Lauediman, Laydimayden and many more.

Early Notables of the Laidman family

Samuel Ladyman, (1625-1684), English divine, Archdeacon of Limerick, Ireland. He was the son of John Ladyman of Dinton, Buckinghamshire. He entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as a servitor 3 March 1642, graduated B.A. on 13 July 1647, was made fellow by the parliamentary visitors in 1648, and graduated M.A. on 21 June 1649. In May 1658 he was one of some thirty ministers summoned to Dublin by Henry Cromwell, for consultation on church...
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Migration of the Laidman family to Ireland

Some of the Laidman family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Laidman family

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants: Abigall Ladyman, who sailed to Virginia in 1695; and John Ladyman to Nova Scotia in 1749.