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Where did the English Banks family come from? What is the English Banks family crest and coat of arms? When did the Banks family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Banks family history?
The origins of the Banks name lie with England's ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It comes from when the family lived close to a slope, or a hillside. The surname is derived from the Old English word banke.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Before the last few hundred years, the English language had no fast system of spelling rules. For that reason, spelling variations are commonly found in early Anglo-Saxon surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name Banks were recorded, including Banke, Banck, Bancks, Banckes, Banks, Bankes and others.First found in Yorkshire in eastern England where they held a family seat from about the year 1200. One of the first on record was Simon Bankes of Bank Newton in Craven, Yorkshire.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Banks research. Another 348 words(25 lines of text) covering the years 1300, 1589, 1600, 1631, 1644, 1677, 1743, 1768, 1784, and 1820 are included under the topic Early Banks History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early notables!
Another 64 words(5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Banks Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Banks. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
To escape oppression and starvation at that time, many English families left for the "open frontiers" of the New World with all its perceived opportunities. In droves people migrated to the many British colonies, those in North America in particular, paying high rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Although many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, those who did see the shores of North America perceived great opportunities before them. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Research into various historical records revealed some of first members of the Banks family emigrate to North America:
Banks Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Miles Banks, who arrived in Virginia in 1620
- Edward Banks settled in Virginia in 1623
- Francis Banks, who landed in Virginia in 1623
- Henry Banks, who arrived in Virginia in 1635
- James Banks settled in Virginia in 1635
Banks Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Andrew Banks, who arrived in Virginia in 1705
- Isabell Banks, who arrived in Virginia in 1713
- Jno Banks, who arrived in Virginia in 1714
- Martha Banks, who landed in Virginia in 1720
- Elizabeth Banks, who arrived in Carolina in 1724
Banks Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Robert Banks, who arrived in New York in 1811
- Rose Banks, aged 20, arrived in Maine in 1812
- Helen Banks, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1845
- Benjamin W Banks, who arrived in Mississippi in 1846
- Carus Banks, aged 19, arrived in New York in 1864
Banks Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Carl Mackey Banks, who landed in Alabama in 1921
- Lemie William Banks, who landed in Alabama in 1922
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- Ernie Banks (b. 1931), American baseball player
- Nathaniel Prentiss Banks (1816-1894), American politician & soldier
- Francis Rodwell Banks (1898-1985), English Air Commodore
- Gordon Banks (b. 1937), English soccer player
- Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820), British explorer and naturalist
- George Linnaeus Banks (1821-1881), British writer
- Iain Menzies Banks (b. 1954), British author
- Lynne Reid Banks (b. 1929), British author
- Anthony Louis Banks, Baron Stratford (1943–2006), British politician
- Don Banks (1923-1980), Australian composer
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Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products. MoreMore about the Banks History...
We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- The Banks Family of Maine by Charles Edward Banks.
- Daniel Black Orrell and His Descendants with the Banks Family by Robert Stanley Orrell.
- The Genealogical Record of the Banks Family of Elbert County, Georgia by Elbert Augustin Banks.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Hitching, F.K and S. Hitching. References to English Surnames in 1601-1602. Walton On Thames: 1910. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0181-3).
- Thirsk, Joan. The Agrarian History of England and Wales. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 7 Volumes. Print.
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds. Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8).
- Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Elster, Robert J. International Who's Who. London: Europa/Routledge. Print.
- Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
- MacAulay, Thomas Babington. History of England from the Accession of James the Second 4 volumes. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1879. Print.
- Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
- Marcharn, Frederick George. A Constitutional History of Modern England 1485 to the Present. London: Harper and Brothers, 1960. Print.
- Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
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