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Welcome to the Blood Name Study at Wikitree

Introduction and Overview

This project is dedicated to understanding the origins, history, and genealogy of the English surname Blood. People of this name have been a part of the history of England since at least the 13th century, of Ireland since the 16th century, and of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United States since long before they were countries. Bloods have been labourers, farmers, tradesmen, craftsmen, merchants, and yeoman. As soldiers they've been privates, sergeants, colonels, and generals. On the right side of the law, they've been knights, judges, and national leaders. On the wrong side of the law, they've been traitors, thieves, brigands, and fugitives. The intent is that this site will act as a collaborative forum to collect information on all Bloods of English origin, not matter where in the world they ended up.

~Garry Michael Blood, Blood Name Study Coordinator

Goals of the Project

• To determine the origin(s) of the surname both geographically and temporally.
• To develop plausible hypotheses for the origin of the name.
• To develop plausible hypotheses for the deep origins of the people who would later adopt the name.
• To catalogue all Bloods of English origin worldwide.
• To provide information of value to the two DNA projects currently focused on the deep origins of the people who would later adopt the name.

Scope of the Project

This name study focuses on the English-origin version of this surname. A known German-origin line of Bloods and a known French-origin line of Bloods will be excluded from this study.

Names Covered by the Project

This project covers all known variants of Blood from England or from English-origin families in other countries, to include both extant and extinct spellings. Note that I view all spellings as variants because the current dominant form, Blood, is no more valid or correct than the original form, Blod.

Extant Variants: Blod, Blode, Blood, Bloode, Bloodde, Bloud, Blud, Blude, Bludd and Bludde have survived to the present day.

Variants Believed Extinct: The variants Blodd, Blodde, Bloodd, Bloudd, Bloudde do not appear to have survived any later than the 18th century, and most have not been seen since the 17th century.

How to Join the Project

The hope is that others will join the Blood Name Study in order to help make it a valuable reference point for other genealogists who are researching or have an interest in the Bloods of English origin. To join the Blood Name Study, start by browsing the items listed under On-Going & Completed Research and Future Research to see if there's a specific study, project, or area that interests you. If so, just add your name to the Project Members list below, post an introduction comment either here or on the specific study/project page, and then get right to it. If a topic or area of research page that you're interested in or can contribute to doesn't exist yet, please contact Garry Blood for assistance.

Once you've joined the Blood Name Study, you can show your affiliation by adding the ONS Member Sticker to your own profile >>>

Project Members

• Scott Wessel (American Colonial Bloods)

Blood FAQs

Click here for a list of the most common questions concerning the English Bloods

Notable Bloods of English & Irish Origin

While many English and Irish Bloods have made significant impacts on history, either through events in their lifetime or through the influence they had on later generations, a few stand out for special recognition. Presented in order by year of birth, they are:

• Edmund Blood (abt. 1572 to aft.1638) - A Midlands Blood and likely a Derbyshire Blood, Edmund was the progenitor of the Bloods of County Clare in Ireland and perhaps of all the Irish Bloods down to the present day.
• Richard Blood (1617 to 1683) - One of the first five male English Bloods to emigrate to England's North American colonies, arriving in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the late spring or early summer of 1639. He was a significant landowner in Lynn and the surrounding communities, a co-owner of the Sagus Iron Works in Lynn, and one of the principal founders of the town of Groton. Richard and his probable brother Robert are the progenitors of the vast majority of North American Bloods today.
• "Colonel" Thomas Blood (1618 to 1680) - Probably the most famous Blood, Thomas Blood -- who liked to style himself a colonel even though he was never appointed to that rank -- was a "noted bravo and desperado" best known for his bungled attempt at stealing the English crown jewels from the Tower of London. He was an Irish Blood and a grandson of Edmund Blood of County Clare.
• Robert Blood (abt. 1626 to 1701) - Richard Blood's probable younger brother and a major colonial landowner in the 17th century Massachusetts Bay Colony. Along with Richard and brother John, he was also one of the original ten founders of Groton, Massachusetts. His former extensive estates now comprise significant portions of modern Carlisle, Billerica, and Acton, Massachusetts.
• Brigadier General Holcroft Blood (1657 to 1707) - Son of the notorious Thomas Blood, Holcroft went on to become a highly successful military engineer and artillery officer in the English and British armies, eventually rising to the rank of brigadier general before his untimely death. He is best known for his aggressive command of the field artillery at the Duke of Marlborough's decisive victories at Blenheim in 1704 and at Ramillies in 1706.
• Major General Sir Bindon Blood, GCB, GCVO (1842 to 1940) - A long-serving and highly decorated major general in the British Army. Like Holcroft Blood, he was a military engineer and staff officer who was once described as "the father of the British Army." A young Winston Churchill served as Sir Bindon's aide-de-camp in Indian in 1897. He died at 97 years of age after an unparalleled 80-year army career. He was of the Irish line from County Clare.

Books About the English & Irish Bloods

Information about and reviews of non-fiction works concerning the Bloods of English origin. This includes the North American lines known to have originated in England or Ireland.

• The Story of the Bloods, by Roger Deane Harris (a review -- this book is a must-have for the early American Bloods)
• American Bloods: The Untamed Dynasty That Shaped A Nation, by John Kaag (a review)
• The Audacious Crimes of Colonel Blood, by Robert Hutchinson
• Colonel Blood: The Man Who Stole the Crown Jewels, by David C. Hanrahan
• Colonel Blood: Soldier, Robber, Trickster, A Novel by D. Lawrence-Young
• The Romance & Adventures of the Notorious Colonel Blood, by Whittenbury Kaye
• Colonel Thomas Blood, Crown-Stealer, by Wilbur Cortez Abbott
• Broken Lives: Separation and Divorce in England 1660-1857 by Lawrence Stone (Case Study 2, Blood v. Blood, concerns the marriage and divorce of Brigadier General Holcroft Blood)

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Research

On-Going & Completed Research

These pages are used for aspects of the project where research and analysis is still in-progress but not yet completed, and also for pages that present the findings from research and analyses that have already been accomplished. Even for the "completed" research, that doesn't mean they're perfect or that they couldn't benefit from additional research, a different perspective, or a re-analysis of the evidence.

Blood Heraldry & Achievements of Arms

• Achievements of Arms Attributed to English & Irish Bloods

Deep Origins: The People & The Name

• Timeline of the English Bloods

Deep Origins of the People

• DNA Research & Projects
• Origins & Early Migration of R-A6093: Hypotheses

Deep Origins of the Name

• Origins of the Bloods: Blood as Word & Name in English History
• Origins of the Bloods: Surname Distribution in England, 1100 to 1750
• Origins of the Bloods: Common Explanations for the Origin of the Surname
• Origins of the Bloods: A New Hypothesis for the Origin of the Surname

The Bloods by Country

The Regions of England

The Bloods in England

The East Midlands of England

• The Bloods of Derbyshire
• The Bloods of Nottinghamshire
• The Bloods of Northamptonshire
• The Bloods of Lincolnshire
• The Bloods of Leicestershire

The West Midlands of England

• The Bloods of Herefordshire
• The Bloods of Staffordshire
• The Bloods of Warwickshire

The East of England

• The Bloods of Norfolk

The Southeast of England & Greater London

• The Bloods of Greater London
• The Bloods of Kent
• The Bloods of Buckinghamshire

The Counties of Ireland

The Bloods in Ireland

• The Irish Bloods - An Overview
• Colonel Thomas Blood and the English Bloods
• The Bloods of County Clare
• The Bloods of County Dublin
• The Bloods of County Cork

Bloods in North America

• The First Generations of American Colonial Bloods

Country Databases

• Individual Records of Bloods by Country

Related Topics

• Research on the Variant Spellings (still needs work)

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Future Research

These are projects where little or nothing has been done yet. New pages can be created for them as needed.

• Deep research on the origins and development of the original Blood name clusters in Medieval England.
• Database of Derbyshire Bloods after 1750
• Database of Nottinghamshire Bloods after 1750
• Database of Buckinghamshire Bloods after 1750
• Database of Staffordshire Bloods after 1750
• Database of Leicestershire Bloods after 1750
• Database of London Bloods after 1750
• The Australian Bloods - origins, history, timeline, database of individuals
• The Canadian Bloods - origins, history, timeline, database of individuals
• The Irish Bloods - origins, history, timeline, database of individuals after 1750
• The New Zealand Bloods - origins, history, timeline, database of individuals
• The South African Bloods - origins, history, timeline, database of individuals

Wish List

• As many additional Blood Y-DNA test takers as possible to participate in the on-going Blood Y-DNA project at FamilyTreeDNA, but especially any male Bloods who can trace their pre-1700 ancestry to anywhere outside the Midlands of England.
• Y-DNA samples from descendants of Richard Blood.
• Original documentary evidence for the connection between the Derbyshire Bloods and the Nottinghamshire Bloods.
• Evidence of the place of origin in England of the Irish Bloods of County Clare.

Wikitree Resources

• Questions tagged "Blood" in G2G
• All Blood Profiles Sorted by Date
• All Blud Profiles Sorted by Date
• Orphaned Blood profiles on Wikitree
• Unsourced Blood profiles on Wikitree
• Unconnected Blood profiles on WikiTree

External Links

• Blood One-Name Study Group on Facebook -- a great forum for discussion and collaboration.
• Blood One-Name Study Summary Page at the Guild of One-Name Studies

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