| ![Show Contents]() Borham History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The name Borham is of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from when a family lived in Boreham, a parish four miles from Chelmsford, in the county of Essex. Early Origins of the Borham familyThe surname Borham was first found in Sussex "from the XV. century under the forms of Bourer, Boorer, Borer and Borrer, the extra ' R' being a somewhat recent addition These, together with the Atte-Bore, Atte-Bowre, de la Bore, Boreman, and other modifications, are probably derivable from the Anglo-Saxon bur, a bower, inner room, or bed-chamber. " 1 Early History of the Borham familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Borham research. Another 49 words (4 lines of text) covering the year 1675 is included under the topic Early Borham History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Borham Spelling VariationsSound 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 Borham family name include Borham, Boreham, Borhunt, Borhont and others. Early Notables of the Borham familyNotables of the family at this time include Thomas Boreham of Calne; and Robert Boreman or Bourman (died 1675) D.D, a Church of England clergyman who supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil...
Another 33 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Borham Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Borham familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, 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 Borham surname or a spelling variation of the name include : Thomas Boreham who settled in Boston, Massachusetts in 1766.
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SS Atlantic - Mr. Robert Borham, who was traveling aboard the ship "SS Atlantic" when it struck rocks off Nova Scotia in 1873, died in the sinking
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
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