Burchell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Burchell or a variant listed above were:

Burchell Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

• Hen Burchell, who landed in Virginia in 1642 4
• Ann Burchell who settled in Virginia in 1655
• And Burchell, who arrived in Virginia in 1655 4
• Andrew Burchell, who landed in Virginia in 1657 4

Burchell Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• David Burchell, who landed in Virginia in 1703 4
• Joseph Burchell, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1773 4
• Andrew Burchell, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1773

Burchell Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Charles Burchell, aged 42, who arrived in New York in 1812 4
• Edward Burchell, who arrived in New York in 1845 4

Burchell Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

• Mr. Joseph Burchell, (b. 1823), aged 19, English convict who was convicted in Bath, Somerset, England for 10 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Elphinstone" on 28th July 1842, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 5
• Elizabeth Burchell, aged 26, a domestic servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1854 aboard the ship "Joseph Rowan" 6
• James Burchell, aged 39, a blacksmith, who arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Duchess of Northumberland"
• James Burchell, aged 19, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Duchess of Northumberland"
• Martha Burchell, aged 16, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Duchess of Northumberland"
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• Frederick Duff Burchell (1879-1951), American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball
• Beau Burchell (b. 1978), American musician, record producer, and audio engineer
• John E. Burchell, American politician, U.S. Consular Agent in Sydney, 1897; U.S. Vice Consul in Sydney, 1898-1907 7
• David Burchell, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1948 7
• William John Burchell (1781-1863), English explorer, naturalist, traveler, artist and author; he collected thousands of plant specimens from his explorations of South America, his insect collection is in the Oxford University Museum 8
• Thomas Burchell (1875-1951), English cricketer, a wicket-keeper who played first-class cricket for Sussex
• Francis Romulus Burchell (1874-1947), English gold medalist cricketer at the 1900 Men's Cricket match
• Charles Jost Burchell (1876-1967), Canadian diplomat, Canada's first High Commissioner to Australia from 1939 to 1941 and Canada's first and last High Commissioner to the Dominion of Newfoundland (1941 to 1944) and (1948 to 1949)
• Frederick Burchell (1931-1998), Canadian NHL professional ice hockey player who played from 1949 to 1966
• Reginald John Burchell (1883-1955), Australian politician, Member of the Australian Parliament for Fremantle (1913-1922)
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