RE CRUDGINGTON SURNAME

As there have been various spellings of the Name Crudgington through the 
centuries I have started Thomas CROGETONE b1425 with his name spelt as it was 
then, but to avoid confusion all subsequent spellings have resorted to the 
modern day spelling of CRUDGINGTON. Other spelling variations I have 
encountered have included: CROGETON, CROGYNTON, CROGINTON,CROCHYNTON, 
CRUDGINTON and CRUGYNTON.


SURNAME HISTORY : MORTLOCK


This interesting surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is a habitational name 
from Mortlake in Surrey,(see below) derived from the Olde English pre 7th 
Century byname "Morta", of uncertain etymology, but it may be from the fish-
name "mort", meaning "young salmon", originally given as a nickname, and the 
Olde English "lag", marshy meadow, or "lacu", a stream; hence "stream 
frequented by young salmon". The placename was first recorded as "Mortelaga" 
and "Mortelage" in the Domesday Book of 1086, and as "Mortelak" in the Close 
Rolls of 1228. The surname development since 1273 (see below) includes the 
following: John Mortlake (London, 1565), and John Morelacke (London, 1581). 
Recorded in the English Church Registers are the marriages of Ambroseius 
Mortlock and Margareta Thurnall on January 18th 1635, at Burwell, 
Cambridgeshire, and of Richard Mortlock and Hannah Gotto on October 13th 1783, 
at St. Saviour's, Southwark, Surrey. A Coat of Arms granted to a Mortlock 
family in Cambridgeshire is red, a lion rampant gold, a border indented of the 
last, the Crest being a lion segreant gold, resting the dexter paw on a cross 
pattee fitchee azure. The Motto "Hic labor hoc opus", translates as, "This is 
the difficulty, this the task". The first recorded spelling of the family name 
is shown to be that of Walter Mortlake, which was dated 1273, in the "Hundred 
Rolls of Cambridgeshire", during the reign of King Edward 1, known as "The 
Hammer of the Scots", 1272 - 1307.


In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Mortlake 
like this: 

"Mortlake, par. and large vil. with ry. sta., Surrey, on river Thames, 1½ mile 
NE. of Richmond and 8½ miles SW. of Waterloo sta., London, 1883 ac., pop. 
6330. Malting and brewing are considerable industries at Mortlake, which is 
famed as a boating resort. In the church and churchyard are interred Dr John 
Dee, the philosopher and astrologer, John Partridge, astrologer, and other 
notable personages."


SURNAME HISTORY : SIMKINS


Recorded in many spellings including Simkin, Simkins, Semkin, Simkiss, and 
Simpkin, this is an English surname. It derives from the personal 
name "Simon", itself from a Hebrew word meaning listening, and the 
diminutive "-kin", meaning close relative, plus sometimes the patronymic short 
form "s" meaning "son of". The name was introduced into England by returning 
Crusaders from the Holy Land in the 12th century, and repidly gained 
popularity. Sometimes an intrusive letter such as a (p) or a (d) appears in 
the spelling and these were introduced to make for easier pronunciation. 

Early examples of recordings include those of Mary Simkins, the daughter of 
Richard and Ann Simkins who was christened at Hurst in Berkshire on May 2nd 
1762, while one James Simkins was christened at Hungerford, Berkshire on May 
26th 1685. Nathaniell Simkins, aged 26, travelled to St. Christopher in the 
Barbadoes aboard the "William and John", leaving London in September 1635. 

The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Anand 
Simekin, which was dated 1199, The Suffolk Institute of Archaeology, during 
the reign of King John known as "Lackland", 1199 - 1216.




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