Bumsted History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Bumsted family

The surname Bumsted was first found in Essex, at either Bumpstead-Helion, Bumpstead-at-the-Tower, or Steeple Bumpstead. The earliest record of the name was as Bumesteda which was listed in the Domesday Book. By the 13th century, the place was listed as Bumpsted Helyin in 1238 and later a Stepilbumstede in 1261. The name literally means "place where the reeds grow" derived from the Old English "bune" + "stede." 1

Early History of the Bumsted family

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Bumsted Spelling Variations

The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Bumsted has been spelled many different ways, including Bumstead, Bumpstead, Bumsted, Bumstede, Bomstead, Baumstead, Bomsted and many more.

Early Notables of the Bumsted family

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Bumsted migration to the United States +

Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Bumsteds to arrive in North America:

Edgar J Bumsted, aged 11 who arrived at Ellis Island, New York aboard the ship "Aquitania"
Henry D Bumsted, aged 1, who arrived at Ellis Island, New York aboard the ship "Aquitania"
Alex R. Bumsted, aged 6, who arrived at Ellis Island, New York aboard the ship "Aquitania"
Margaret C. Bumsted, aged 16, who arrived at Ellis Island, New York aboard the ship "Aquitania"
William F. Bumsted, aged 40, who arrived at Ellis Island, New York aboard the ship "Aquitania"
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Bumsted Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mary Bumsted, aged 18, who arrived at Ellis Island, New York in 1823 aboard the ship "Indian Chief"
Stephen Bumsted, aged 4, who arrived at Ellis Island, New York in 1823 aboard the ship "Indian Chief"
Mary Bumsted, aged 47, who arrived at Ellis Island, New York in 1823 aboard the ship "Indian Chief"
William Bumsted, aged 13, who arrived at Ellis Island, New York in 1823 aboard the ship "Indian Chief"
Thomas Bowne, aged 49, who arrived at Ellis Island, New York in 1823 aboard the ship "Indian Chief"
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Bumsted migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 2

Bumsted Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Mr. William Bumsted, aged 21, British settler travelling from Gravesend, UK aboard the ship "Hopewell" arriving in Barbados on 17th February 1634 3

Citations +

Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
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)