| ![Show Contents]() Longford History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Longford familyThe surname Longford was first found in Derbyshire at Longford, a village that dates back to 1197 when it was recorded as Langeford. As the name literally means "long ford," 1 there are other villages and parishes throughout Britain including Gloucestershire, Coventry and Shropshire. Longford Castle is located on the banks of the River Avon south of Salisbury, Wiltshire. This huge well-kept castle was originally owned by the Cervingtons and is currently the seat of William Pleydell-Bouverie, 9th Earl of Radnor, but is open to the public at selected times. Longford (Irish: an Longfort) is also a county town in County Longford, Ireland. In this latter case, County Longford is an Anglicization of an Irish Longfort, derived from "long" (meaning "ship") and "port" (meaning "port" or "dock".) County Longford was traditionally known as Annaly (Irish: Anghaile,) Tethbae or Teffia (Irish: Teabhtha) and formed the territory of the Farrell clan. Early History of the Longford familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Longford research. Another 163 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1153, 1455, 1486, 1487, 1510, 1537 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Longford History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Longford Spelling VariationsSpelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Longford have been found, including Longford, Longforde, Longforth, Longforthe and others. Early Notables of the Longford familyDistinguished members of the family include Migration of the Longford family to IrelandSome of the Longford family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 34 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Longford migration to the United States | + |
Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Longford, or a variant listed above:
Longford Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- John Longford, who settled in Virginia in 1651
- John Longford, who landed in Virginia in 1651 2
- Kath Longford, who settled in Virginia in 1678
Longford Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Robert Longford, who arrived in Annapolis, Maryland in 1725
- Joseph Longford, who settled in North Carolina in 1736
- Elizabeth Longford, a bonded passenger who arrived to America in 1770
- John Longford, a bonded passenger who arrived in America in 1772
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: - George Longford, aged 23, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Hydaspes" in 1851 3
- Richard Longford, aged 25, who arrived in South Australia in 1859 aboard the ship "David McIvor"
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 4Longford Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century- Michael Longford, who settled in Barbados in 1692
| Contemporary Notables of the name Longford (post 1700) | + |
- Elizabeth Longford (1906-2002), British author, née Elizabeth Harman
- Joseph Henry Longford (1849-1925), British consular official in Japan (1869-1902) and Professor of Japanese at King's College London
- Raymond Longford (1878-1959), Australian film director, actor and screen-writer
- Joseph Longford Haycock (1850-1937), Canadian farmer and politician who represented Frontenac in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1894 to 1898
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- 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)
- State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) HYDASPES 1851. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1851Hydaspes.htm
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
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