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![Show Contents]() Bordman Surname History
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The name Bordman comes from one of the family having worked as a person who worked with timber, cutting it into boards. According to some experts the name may also refer to someone who was a border or cottager or a tenant in bondage to a lord, having derived Latinized form bondmannus. 1 Early Origins of the Bordman familyThe surname Bordman was first found in Lancashire, where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest in 1066. Early History of the Bordman familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bordman research. Another 109 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1550, 1568, 1571, 1572, 1575, 1582, 1588, 1594, 1618, 1619, 1622, 1639, 1755, 1764, 1796 and 1799 are included under the topic Early Bordman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bordman Spelling VariationsSpelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Bordman have been found, including: Boardman, Bordman and others. Early Notables of the Bordman familyNotables of this surname at this time include: - Andrew Boardman, Bordman, Bourdman or Bourman (1550?-1639), an English divine and native of Lancashire, where he was born about 1550...
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Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Among the first immigrants of the name Bordman, or a variant listed above to cross the Atlantic and come to North America were :
Bordman Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Jon Bordman, who landed in Virginia in 1636 2
- Thomas Bordman, who arrived in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1637 2
- William Bordman, who landed in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1652 2
Bordman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John Bordman, who landed in America in 1806 2
- Arthur, William , An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. London: 1857. Print
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Bordman migration to the United States 
