Berkewoode History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Berkewoode family

Early History of the Berkewoode family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Berkewoode research. Another 147 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1177, 1332, 1342, 1349, 1369, 1608 and 1616 are included under the topic Early Berkewoode History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Berkewoode Spelling Variations

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Berkewoode has appeared include Birchwood, Berchwood, Birchwoode, Birchwude, Birchewode and many more.

Early Notables of the Berkewoode family

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Migration of the Berkewoode family

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Berkewoode arrived in North America very early: a number of settlers who arrived by the 19th century.