This name BAYNES was a locational name 'of Bayeux' a small village near Normandy. The name was brought to England with the Conqueror in 1066. Many of the early names recorded in medieval documents denote noble families but many also indicate migration from the continent during, and in the wake of, the Norman invasion of 1066. There was a constant stream of merchants, workmen and others arriving in England during this time. In 1086 the Record of Great Inquisition of lands of England, their extent, value, ownership and liabilities was made by order of William The Conquerer. It is known as the Domesday book. Early records of the name mention Henry de Bayns, 1273 County Lincolnshire. Thomas de Baines was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax of 1379. Baptised. Fraunces Richard Baines, St. Peter, Cornhill, London in the year 1577. The name was taken to Scotland by settlers and Thomas Ban, burgess of Perth, in 1324 appears to be the first of the name on record. William Bayn was a tenant in Kethyk in 1467 and Martin Bayne held a tenement in Ayr in 1518. Alexander Banys was recorded in 1541. It is recorded that Andrew Beans quarrelled with his wife in 1646. Andrew Baines was a locksmith in Edinburgh in 1676 and Archibald Beanes was the burgess of St Andrews in 1679. Alba, the country which became Scotland, was once shared by four races; the Picts who controlled most of the land north of the Central Belt; the Britons, who had their capital at Dumbarton and held sway over the south west, including modern Cumbria; the Angles, who were Germanic in origin and annexed much of the Eastern Borders in the seventh century, and the Scots. The latter came to Alba from the north of Ireland late in the 5th century to establish a colony in present day Argyll, which they named Dalriada, after their homeland. The Latin name SCOTTI simply means a Gaelic speaker. The associated arms are recorded in Sir Bernard Burkes General Armory. |
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