| ![Show Contents]() Wadding History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of WaddingWhat does the name Wadding mean? The name Wadding came to England with the ancestors of the Wadding family in the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Wadding family lived in Yorkshire, at Wadding. Early Origins of the Wadding familyThe surname Wadding was first found in Yorkshire where they are "perhaps the patronymical form of the Anglo-Saxon Wade." 1 Early History of the Wadding familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wadding research. Another 74 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1086, 1581, 1588, 1591, 1644 and 1657 are included under the topic Early Wadding History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Wadding Spelling VariationsThe English language only became standardized in the last few centuries. For that reason, spelling variations are common among many Anglo-Norman names. The shape of the English language was frequently changed with the introduction of elements of Norman French, Latin, and other European languages; even the spelling of literate people's names were subsequently modified. Wadding has been recorded under many different variations, including Wadding, Wadden, Waddyng, Wading and others. Early Notables of the Wadding familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was - William Wadding, scion of the family
Migration of the Wadding family to IrelandSome of the Wadding family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 84 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Wadding migration to the United States | + |
To escape the uncertainty of the political and religious uncertainty found in England, many English families boarded ships at great expense to sail for the colonies held by Britain. The passages were expensive, though, and the boats were unsafe, overcrowded, and ridden with disease. Those who were hardy and lucky enough to make the passage intact were rewarded with land, opportunity, and social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families went on to be important contributors to the young nations of Canada and the United States where they settled. Waddings were some of the first of the immigrants to arrive in North America:
Wadding Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Geo Wadding, who arrived in Virginia in 1653 2
- William Wadding, who landed in Maryland in 1659 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Wadding (post 1700) | + |
- Father Michael Wadding, Irish Catholic missionary
- Luke Wadding (1588-1657), Irish Franciscan historian
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. 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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