| ![Show Contents]() Bigsby History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Bigsby familyThe surname Bigsby was first found in Suffolk and Nottingham where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest in 1066. One source notes that the family could have been from Bigby, a parish, in the union of Caistor, S. division of the wapentake of Yarborough, parts of Lindsey, in Lincolnshire. 1 To the south in Devon, we found this interesting entry for the family: Bigbury [in the parish of Modbury] was held by lords of that name as early as the reign of John ; and after nine descents was brought by a coheiress to one of the Champernownes of Beer Ferrers, from whom it descended through the Willoughbys to the Paulets. There is a fifteenth-century Bigbury brass in the church." 2 Early History of the Bigsby familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bigsby research. Another 53 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1695, 1792 and 1881 are included under the topic Early Bigsby History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bigsby Spelling VariationsOnly recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Bigsby has undergone many spelling variations, including Bigsby, Bixby, Bigby, Bigbury, Bigsbury and many more. Early Notables of the Bigsby familyNotables of this surname at this time include: - John Jeremiah Bigsby (1792-1881), English geologist and physician, eponym of the Bigsby Medal; and Sir Thomas Bigsby
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To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Bigsby were among those contributors:
Bigsby Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Robert Bigsby, who settled in Virginia in 1731
| Contemporary Notables of the name Bigsby (post 1700) | + |
- John Jeremiah Bigsby (1792-1881), English geologist and physician, British secretary and medical officer of the Canadian boundary commission, eponym of the Bigsby Medal 3
- Helene Hathaway Robinson Bigsby (1878-1950), American Executive, first woman to own a Major League Baseball club
- Paul Adelburt Bigsby (1899-1968), American guitar maker, best known as the designer of the Bigsby vibrato arm
- Robert Bigsby (1806-1873), English antiquary, the only son of Robert Bigsby, registrar of the archdeaconry of Nottingham 3
- Christopher Bigsby, British literary analyst and novelist
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Ad astra
Motto Translation: To the stars.
- Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.
- Worth, R.N., A History of Devonshire London: Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, E.G., 1895. Digital
- Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 17 June. 2019
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Bigsby migration to the United States 
