| ![Show Contents]() Oldis History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England Etymology of OldisWhat does the name Oldis mean? Oldis is a name that was brought to England by the ancestors of the Oldis family when they emigrated following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name Oldis comes from the Old English given name Aldus. Ald, the first part of the name, means old. Early Origins of the Oldis familyThe surname Oldis was first found in the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Lincolnshire in the south east of England, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. Soon after, Rudolphus Aldous was recorded in Yorkshire in 1168 as holding considerable estates and lands, and Robert Aldous was recorded in Norfolk in 1230. "Aldous is an ancient east country name which at present has its principal home in and around Harleston in this county, though still found in Ipswich and Stowmarket. Aldus was the name of an Ipswich bailiff in 1654 (W.), and the name of Aldhuse was established in Stowmarket in the reign of Elizabeth (H.). In the forms of Aldus and Alduse it occurred in the reign of Edward I. in Norfolk, Notts, Lincolnshire, and Oxfordshire (H. R.). We learn from Blomefield's "Norfolk" that Aldous was the name of the rector of Wreningham in that county in 1393, and that Thomas Aldous of Starston, Norfolk, died in 1740 at the age of 100: Aldhouse is also an old Norfolk name." 1 Early History of the Oldis familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Oldis research. Another 36 words (3 lines of text) covering the year 1284 is included under the topic Early Oldis History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Oldis Spelling VariationsA multitude of spelling variations characterize Norman surnames. Many variations occurred because Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England also had a pronounced effect, as did the court languages of Latin and French. Therefore, one person was often referred to by several different spellings in a single lifetime. The various spellings include Aldis, Aldous, Aldhouse, Aldus, Aldiss, Oldis and many more. Early Notables of the Oldis familyMore information is included under the topic Early Oldis Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Oldis migration to the United States | + |
Many English families left England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Oldis or a variant listed above:
Oldis Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- John Oldis, who landed in Virginia in 1637 2
- James Oldis, who arrived in Virginia in 1652 2
- Marmaduke Oldis, who arrived in Maryland in 1667 2
Oldis Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- William Oldis, aged 24, who landed in New York in 1849 2
- Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
- 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)
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