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Surnames/tags: Blood Bloud Blud

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, and fugitives. The intent is that this site will act as a collaborative forum to collect information on the all the 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 and test plausible hypotheses for the origin(s) of 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 name.

Scope of the Project

This study focuses on the English-origin version of this surname. A German-origin line of Bloods and a French-origin line of Bloods will be excluded for the time being.

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 and 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, Bloud, Blud, Blude, Bludd and Bludde have survived to the present day.
• Extinct Variants: The variants Blodd, Blodde, Bloodd, Bloudd, Bloudde, and Bloude appear to be extinct.

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 Completed 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 >>>

Blood FAQs

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

Noteworthy Bloods of English Origin

In order by year of birth, they are:

• Edmund Blood (ca.1572 to aft.1638) - A Midlands 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 (ca.1617 to 1683) - One of the first five male English Bloods to emigrate to England's North American colonies, Richard and his probable brother Robert are the progenitors of the vast majority of North American Bloods. He was a co-owner of the Sagus Iron Works in Lynn and one of the principal founders of Groton, Massachusetts.
• Thomas Blood (ca.1618 to 1680) - Probably the most famous Blood, Thomas Blood (who liked to refer to himself as a Colonel) 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 likely a grandson of Edmund Blood of County Clare.
• Robert Blood (ca.1626 to 1701) - Richard Blood's probable younger brother and a major colonial landowner in the 17th century Massachusetts Bay Colony. Along with his oldest brother Richard and his next oldest brother John, he was also one of the principal founders of Groton, Massachusetts. His former extensive estates now comprise significant portions of modern Carlisle, Billerica, and Acton, Massachusetts.
• Holcroft Blood (1657 to 1707) - Son of the notorious Thomas Blood, Holcroft went on to become a decorated army brigadier, commanding the Duke of Marlborough's artillery at the decisive Battle of Blenheim in 1704.
• Sir Bindon Blood (1842 to 1940) - A long-serving and highly decorated major general in the British Army, Sir Bindon was of the Irish line from County Clare.

Research

Completed Research

These pages present the findings from research and analyses that have already been accomplished. That doesn't mean they're perfect or that they couldn't benefit from additional research.

Deep Origins:

• Origins of the Bloods: Word & Name
• Origins of the Bloods: Distribution in England
• Origins of the Bloods: Common Origin Hypotheses
• Origins of the Bloods: A New Hypothesis
• Timeline of the English Bloods
• Blood Y-DNA Analysis Projects

Records Databases:

• Individual Records of Bloods by Country

English Bloods:

• The Bloods of Greater London
• The Bloods of Derbyshire
• The Bloods of Leicestershire
• The Bloods of Nottinghamshire
• The Bloods of Staffordshire

Irish Bloods:

• The Irish Bloods

American Bloods:

• The First Generations of American Colonial Bloods

Related Topics:

• Research on the Variant Spellings (still needs work)
• Achievements of Arms Attributed to English & Irish Bloods

Future Research

These are projects where little or nothing has been done yet. New pages con 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 in the North of England, as well as Buckinghamshire, Herefordshire, Kent, London and adjacent areas of Middlesex and Surrey, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, or Somerset.
• Original documentary evidence for the connection(s) between the Derbyshire Bloods and the Nottinghamshire Bloods.

Wikitree Resources

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

External Links

• Blood One-Name Study 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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