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Where did the English Blackburn family come from? What is the English Blackburn family crest and coat of arms? When did the Blackburn family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Blackburn family history?
The name Blackburn is of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from when a family lived in the town of Blackburn in the county of Lancashire. This place-name is derived from the Old English word burn, meaning stream, and referred to a stream in a dark area, or where the water was muddy.
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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
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Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Blackburn family name include Blackburn, Blackbyrn, Blackbirn, Blackburne, Blackborn, Blagburn, Blackbyrne and many more.First found in Lancashire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Blackburn research. Another 303 words(22 lines of text) covering the years 1202, 1243, 1296, and 1501 are included under the topic Early Blackburn History 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 Blackburn. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Blackburn surname or a spelling variation of the name include :
Blackburn Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- James Blackburn settled in Virginia in 1624
- Daniel Blackburn who settled in Virginia in the year 1640
- Samuel Blackburn, who arrived in Maryland in 1660
- Robert Blackburn, who landed in New Jersey in 1685
Blackburn Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Andrew Blackburn, who arrived in Georgia in 1751
- Richard Blackburn, who arrived in Virginia in 1757
- Benjamin Blackburn, who arrived in Bermuda in 1774
- Eleanor Wardrobe Blackburn, who landed in Virginia in 1785
Blackburn Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Robt Blackburn, aged 36, arrived in New York in 1816
- Thomas Blackburn, who landed in New York in 1846
- W Blackburn, who landed in San Francisca, Cal in 1851
- D Blackburn, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
- Mr. Blackburn, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
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- Barbara Blackburn (d. 2008), American world's fastest typist
- Robert Blackburn (b. 1920), American artist, printmaker and teacher
- Clarice Blackburn (1921-1995), American actress
- Paul Blackburn (1926-1971), American Poet and translator
- Lou Blackburn (b. 1922), American jazz trombonist
- Brigadier-General Thomas Welch Blackburn (1892-1964), American Commanding Officer 3rd Fighter Command (1944-1946)
- Robert Blackburn (1885-1955), English Aircraft designer and founder of the Blackburn Aircraft Company in 1914
- Thomas Eliel Fenwick Blackburn (1916-1977), English poet and critic
- Frédéric Blackburn (b. 1972), Canadian speed skater who won two silver medals in the Albertville (1992) Olympic games
- Gaston Blackburn (b. 1942), Quebec politician, member and Cabinet Minister in the Quebec legislature
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We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- Blackburn and Allied Descendants of John Blackburn, Sr., Who Came from Ireland to Pennsylvania in 1736 by Evelyn Gibson.
- Blackburns, Today and Yesterday by Frances Blackburn Hilliard.
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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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- Lennard, Reginald. Rural England 1086-1135 A Study of Social and Agrarian Conditions. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1959. Print.
- Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
- Magnusson, Magnus. Chambers Biographical Dictionary 5th edition. Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1990. Print.
- Thirsk, Joan. The Agrarian History of England and Wales. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 7 Volumes. Print.
- Burke, Sir Bernard. Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council, Knightage and Compainonage. London: Burke Publishing, 1921. Print.
- Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
- Bardsley, C.W. A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6).
- Leeson, Francis L. Dictionary of British Peerages. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1121-5).
- Burke, John Bernard Ed. The Roll of Battle Abbey. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
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