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Church of St. Michael, Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire (Bucks) England Baldwin             Baldwyn

A research into the House of Baldwin of Dundridge Manor, Buckinghamshire, England and their descendants in America

The Origin: The name originated in England. There is also a descendant line in Ireland. Coat of Arms: Motto: I will never forget. The earliest recorded Baldwin: Found in Shropshire, where the family had been granted lands by King William after the Norman Conquest in 1066. Name variations associated with this House: Baldwin (America), Baldwine, Baldwyn, Baldwyne, Baldwynn

this ancestry is dedicated to my grandmother Jane Elida BALDWIN 11 Dec 1882 - 27 Aug 1929

Jane Elida Baldwin (photo c.1900)  (biography coming soon)

Our Related Cousin Ancestry

Baldwin arrivals to America before 1700 (in progress)

Some Famous and Some Infamous

(in progress) Roger Sherman Baldwin January 4, 1793 - February 19, 1863, New Haven, CT Governor of Connecticut, 1844-1846 Dwight Hamilton Baldwin D.H. Baldwin Company (Baldwin Piano) Matthias William Baldwin 10 December, 1795 - Elizabethtown, NJ Baldwin Locomotive Works Frank Stephen Baldwin 1838 - 1925 Invents the pin-wheel calculator and the Baldwin Computing Engine.       The Baldwin Genealogy 1500-1881 by Charles Candee Baldwin, M.A. <start Quote> "Most of the Baldwin's of America are descended from those in Buckinghamshire, near Hertfordshire, and of Oxfordshire, which shires join Bucks. The name occurred before the conquest in the immediate vicinity of the Baldwin of Bucks." (This describes an area north and west of London, England.) "From the year 1200 down, the name is pretty continuously found in the vicinity of Aylesbury, Bucks." " Although occasionally one of the name elevated himself to a position sufficiently prominent to leave a trace of his existence in the public records, it may be safely assumed that the great majority of the race were of a social rank below that of the country gentry. No better proof of this can be required than the single fact that among the inquisitions post mortem, from their institutions in the year 1340 down to 1600 only two relate to the Baldwin's of Bucks: Richard Baldwin (who died Sept 21, 1485) named his brother John as heir. Richard held in socage of the king the manor of Otterarsfee in Aylesbury, probably a manor so small that it has long since been absorbed by some larger one, as no further trace of it can be discovered." <End Quote> There is also a supplement published in 1888.

Buckinghamshire Stained Glass Baldwin coat of arms and dedication to Baldwin family St Michael & All Angels, Aston Clinton, Bucks UK

Baldwin's lived at Dundridge Manor (1520-1638)   Maker: Bell, M C Farrar  Year: 1973 Dedicatee: Robert Baldwin and descendants   "To the Glory of God and in memory of Robert Baldwin and his descendants who lived at Dundridge Manor in this parish c.1520 - 1638 And of those who emigrated to New England with Silvester Baldwin"

Websites with additional information

THE BALDWINS OF DUNDRIDGE & CHESHAM In Buckinghamshire