The Anglo-Saxon name Brookeshire comes from when the family resided by a small grove of trees near a stream. The surname Brookeshire is probably derived from a place named Brookshaw which was in the eastern part of Cheshire county. However, its exact location remains unknown in modern times.
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Early Origins of the Brookeshire family
The surname Brookeshire was first found in Cheshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
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Early History of the Brookeshire family
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Brookeshire Spelling Variations
The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Brookeshire has been recorded under many different variations, including Brookshaw, Brookeshawe, Bruckshaw, Brookshawe, Brokeshaw, Brukshaw, Brookshire and many more.
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Early Notables of the Brookeshire family
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Migration of the Brookeshire family
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Brookeshire or a variant listed above: Isaac Brookshaw who arrived in Philadelphia in 1683; James Brookshead, a bonded passenger, who arrived in America in 1751; as well as E. Brookshire, who arrived in San Francisco in 1852..
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