Bucket History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The name Bucket is from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of the Britain and comes from the baptismal name Buchard, a variant of Burchard.

Early Origins of the Bucket family

The surname Bucket was first found in Lincolnshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Bucket family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bucket research. Another 219 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1150, 1207, 1273, 1500, 1547, 1669, 1689 and 1748 are included under the topic Early Bucket History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bucket 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. Bucket has been spelled many different ways, including Bockett, Bocket, Bocard, Bocardi, Bochard, Bockard, Bokett, Bucard, Buchard, Bucket and many more.

Early Notables of the Bucket family

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Bucket 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 Buckets to arrive in North America:

Bucket Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Mary Bucket, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1621 1
Mary Bucket, (Beckett) who arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1623 aboard the ship "Anne" 1

Bucket Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Dorothy Bucket, who landed in Virginia in 1714 1

Bucket migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bucket Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. William Bucket U.E. who settled in Carleton [Saint John City], New Brunswick c. 1783 2

Bucket migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Bucket Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mrs. Jane Bucket, (b. 1821), aged 43, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Glenmark" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 21st January 1865 3
Mr. Henry Bucket, (b. 1827), aged 37, British bricklayer travelling from London aboard the ship "Glenmark" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 21st January 1865 3
Miss Mary Bucket, (b. 1847), aged 17, British domestic servant travelling from London aboard the ship "Glenmark" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 21st January 1865 3
Miss Sarah Bucket, (b. 1849), aged 15, British domestic servant travelling from London aboard the ship "Glenmark" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 21st January 1865 3
Miss Jane Bucket, (b. 1851), aged 13, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Glenmark" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 21st January 1865 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

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)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html