Biscome History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Biscome family

Early History of the Biscome family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Biscome research. Another 244 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1288, 1332, 1365, 1500, 1670 and 1689 are included under the topic Early Biscome History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Biscome Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Biscome family name include Bispham, Bisspham, Bisphame, Bisfam, Biscomb and many more.

Early Notables of the Biscome family

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Migration of the Biscome family

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Biscome surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Thomas Biscomb who sailed to Massachusetts in 1768.