Etymology of my Surname

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Absolutely Steve, and for two yrs I have done just that. While I certainly cannot say with 100% certainty at this moment, I have Traced my fathers line back to 1701 as stated. At this Point I cannot say anything is absolute, I am simply building a case. In fact I will most likely never know for certain as the one thing I do know is, My Fathers Family was never very important so its unlikely there is much evidence prior to mid 1500 or so. My guess is my last welsh ancestor was most likely simply a displaced farmer or one of the myriad welsh bowmen who went to England and simply never went back home. Considering the patronymic Naming system There simply wouldn't be an actual Siddon Family in Wales proper. The only sign left would in such a case be a chosen surname reflecting his heritage. The fact that no actual location has been found in England as an absolute origin only further points to this being the case. I am simply unconvinced by the more modern etymology stating that the name is Anglo Saxon, Not saying with absolute certainty that it isn't, because I doubt that anyone short of the creator himself can say for sure. I have reasoned Conclusions nothing more, But as I followed up with in my last post, If my guess is nothing more then a delusional fantasy, its historically irrelevant as the siddon family simply wasn't important enough for it to be anything other then my delusion.

To be honest my mothers Family were by far the more interesting bunch. and I certainly have a rich enough history on her side for one person. I Don't need for my dads family to be important, just have a basic idea of who they were. I already know my dads line basically began in 1701 with the marriage of Thomas Syddon Son of Anthony Syddon to Lowry Evans, daughter of Robert,Evan Ap Evan of Gwynedd Twp, Pennsylvania Colony. More than that I cannot say.


Also I can absolutely agree with you that Some of my family were surprising. The French Bellanger Family were certainly interesting. The Lyons (Glammis or otherwise), The Holifield's who fought at the battle of Kings Mountain, about 100 yrs after their last true Uk ancestor was transported for travelling. All of these have been well documented, I simply had to look up the information. As I said My Mothers Side is much more Interesting.