Burgam was first used as a surname in the Scottish/English Borderlands by the Strathclyde-Briton. The first Burgam family lived in Galloway in the southwest of Scotland. The Rhiged lived in what later became the northern English counties of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire.
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Early Origins of the Burgam family
The surname Burgam was first found in Westmorland, at Brougham Castle a medieval building about 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east of Penrith in what is now known as Cumbria. “The De Burghams held it temp. Edward the Confessor.” 1 This castle was built on an ancient Roman fort named Brocavum and was originally at the intersection of three Roman roads.
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Early History of the Burgam family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Burgam research. Another 83 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1050, 1665, 1698, 1778, 1780, 1833 and 1868 are included under the topic Early Burgam History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Burgam Spelling Variations
Medieval Scottish names are rife with spelling variations. This is due to the fact that scribes in that era spelled according to the sound of words, rather than any set of rules. Burgam has been spelled Brougham, Bruham, Browham and others.
Early Notables of the Burgam family
Notable amongst the family at this time was Henry Brougham (1665-1698), an English divine from Scales Hall, Cumberland. He was one of the twelve children of Henry Brougham of Scales Hall, Cumberland, sheriff for the county in the 6th of William III. 2
Henry Peter Brougham... Another 44 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Burgam Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the Burgam family to Ireland
Some of the Burgam family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 32 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the Burgam family
Many Scots were left with few options other than to leave their homeland for the colonies across the Atlantic. Some of these families fought to defend their newfound freedom in the American War of Independence. Others went north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. The ancestors of all of these families have recently been able to rediscover their roots through Clan societies and other Scottish organizations. Among them: George Brougham who settled in Maryland in 1774; Mrs. Brougham arrived in San Francisco California in 1852.
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