Quite a few people have written and asked me whether the Village
of Bolsterstone could be the origin of the surname BOLDERSTONE .. not that I
know of .. I had a look on the IGI for some of the oldest mentions of the name
(there were in fact only 221 records)
Other variations: BALDERSTONE, BALDERSTON, BALDERSON, BOULDERSTONE
Bolsters (or bowsters). The projecting shoulder of metal on a table knife where it is inserted into the handle.
Bolster Stone. A narrow grindstone of very hard grit for grinding the bolsters of table knives .....
Some births from the IGI
| Name | Born | Town | county | Father | Mother |
| BOLDERSTONE, Law | 05 Sep 1568 | Great Waltham | Essex | Will BOLDERSTONE | |
| BOLDERSTONE, Bennett_ | 13 Dec 1584 | Chislet | Kent | Ambrose BOLDERSTONE | |
| BOLDERSTONE, Johan_ | 30 Nov 1585 | Chislet | Kent | Ambrose BOLDERSTONE | |
| BOLDERSTON, Margreat | 31 Jan 1601 | Lancaster | Lancashire | Jo. BOLDERSTON | |
| BOLDERSTONE, Margaret | c __ ___ 1605 | Of Ingleton | Yorkshire | ||
| BOLDERSTON, Margaret | c __ ___ 1608 | Of Lancaster | Lancashire | ||
| BOLDERSTONE, Dorothy | c __ ___ 1624 | Of Hogsthorpe | Lincoln | ||
| BOLDERSTON, Peter | 25 Jun 1625 | Bolton Upon Dearne | Yorkshire | John BOLDERSTON | |
| BOLDERSTON, Willm | 06 Jul 1634 | Bolton Upon Dearne | Yorkshire | John BOLDERSTON | |
| BOLDERSTON, Doriti | 24 Sep 1637 | Bolton Upon Dearne | Yorkshire | John BOLDERSTON | |
| BOLDERSTON, John | 24 Jun 1676 | Mirfield | Yorkshire | John BOLDERSTON | |
| BOLDERSTONE, Susan | 26 Mar 1689 | Southwark | London | Benj BOLDERSTONE | Mary |
| BOLDERTON, Ann | 26 Nov 1694 | Sempringham | Lincoln | John BOLDERTON | Elizabeth |
Some marriages:
| Date | Groom | Bride | Town | County |
| __ ___ 1464 | PILKINGTON, John | BOLDERSTON, Joan | Sowerby | Yorkshire |
| __ ___ 1548 | BOLDERSTON, Elizabeth | Ips. | Northumberland | |
| 14 Jul 1559 | BOLDERSTONE, Wm. | WALLER, Jane | Tatham | Lancashire |
| 02 Jan 1588 | WILKES, Richard | BOLDERSTONE, Mercy | Chislet | Kent |
| 20 Aug 1594 | WILDMAN, Thomas | BOLDERSTONE, Jennet | Tatham | Lancashire |
| 01 Nov 1597 | BOLDERSTONE, John | BULMAN, Mary | Chislet | Kent |
| 25 Jun 1599 | CLIFTON, Martin | BOLDERSTON, Ales | Lancaster | Lancashire |
| 21 Jan 1626 | GILBERT, Edward | BOLDERSTONE, Sara | Chislet | Kent |
| 11 May 1626 | BOLDERSTON, Bryan | SAWER, Margret | Theddlethorpe | Lincoln |
| 30 Nov 1626 | WHARFE, Allen | BOLDERSTONE, Margaret | Ingleton | Yorkshire |
| 06 Feb 1629 | COOKE, John | BOLDERSTON, Margaret | Lancaster | Lancashire |
| 08 Jan 1645 | MERRILL, Daniel | BOLDERSTONE, Dorothy | Hogsthorpe | Lincoln |
| 20 Apr 1662 | RAMSHAWE, Mathew | BOLDERSTONE, Judith | Canterbury | Kent |
| 19 Sep 1674 | BOLDERSTON, John | SHEPLEY, Mary | Mirfield | Yorkshire |
| 06 Apr 1686 | BOLDERSTON, Gulielmu | LUND, Jane | Braithwell | Yorkshire |