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  AUGOOD Family Crest / AUGOOD Coat of ArmsThe surname of AUGOOD was a baptismal name 'the son of Algood' a forgotten personal name, in use in England since the 12th century. Early records of the name mention William Algod, 1273, County Buckinghamshire. Robert Algold, County Cambridge. ibid. Richard Algood and Sence Dunn were married in London in the year 1570. Batholmew Algood was the vicar of Wyken, County Norfolk. 1679. John Allgoode, registered at Oxford University in the year 1649. Henry Algood and Hannah Lloyd were married at St. George's, Hanover Square, London in 1786. Prior to the Invasion of William the Conqueror in 1066, no one had surnames, only christian or nicknames in England. Based on this, and our physical attributes, we were given surnames incorporating tax codes to show trades, areas in which we lived, as today we have street names and numbers. Surnames were used in France and like speaking countries from about the year 1000, and a few places had second names even earlier. Even early monarchs had additions to show attributes and character, for example Ethelred (red-hair) the Unready (never prepared) and Edward 1. was named 'Long shanks' because of his long legs. An interesting person with the name was Sarah Allgood (1833-1950) the Irish born actress. She first appeared at the opening night of the Abbey Theatre in 1904. She toured Australia in 1915, returned to Ireland, but in 1940 she settled in Hollywood and became an American citizen. She appeared in over 30 films there, but died penniless.The associated arms are recorded in Sir Bernard Burkes General Armory. Ulster King of Arms in 1884. |
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