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Early Origins of the Milbourne family

The surname Milbourne was first found in Northumberland where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Milbourne family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Milbourne research. Another 121 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1464, 1536, 1622, 1633, 1649, 1660, 1668, 1720 and 1743 are included under the topic Early Milbourne History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Milbourne Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Milburn, Milborne, Milbourn, Milbourne, Milburne, Melbourne and many more.

Early Notables of the Milbourne family

Notable amongst the family name during their early history was

  • Luke Milbourne (1622-1668), an ejected minister, the incumbent of Wroxhall, Warwickshire


United States Milbourne migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Milbourne Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • William Milbourne, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1699 1
Milbourne Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Charles Cotton Milbourne, aged 56, who landed in New York, NY in 1812 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Milbourne (post 1700) +

  • Ryan Milbourne, American artist, known for Come to Daddy (2019), The Exorcist (2016) and The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
  • Harvey Lee Milbourne (1895-1966), American politician, U.S. Consul in Hankow, 1928-29; Cologne, 1930-32; Quebec City, 1932; Windsor, 1936-41; Calcutta, 1941; SAINT Lucia, 1941; Chungking, 1943-46 2
  • Graeme Milbourne Clark AC, FRS (b. 1935), Australian responsible for the pioneering research and development of the Bionic Ear, appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (Australia’s highest civil honor) in 2004
  • Milbourne Christopher (1914-1984), American performing magician


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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