The ancient roots of the Boroughdale family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Boroughdale comes from when the family lived in Cumberland, where they derived their name from the village of Borrowdale, in the parish of Crosthwaite, often called often called Grange in Borrowdale. The village dates back to at least c. 1170 when it was listed as Borgordale and meant "valley of the fort river" derived from the Old Scandinavian word "berg" + "by." 1
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Early Origins of the Boroughdale family
The surname Boroughdale was first found in Cumberland, but there is another Borrowdale located in the old County of Westmorland that is often called Westmorland Borrowdale to distinguish the difference of the two locations. This latter reference is of lesser importance historically to the surname.
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Early History of the Boroughdale family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boroughdale research. Another 108 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1433, 1483, 1547, 1596, 1602, 1684 and 1785 are included under the topic Early Boroughdale History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Boroughdale 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 Boroughdale has appeared include Borradaile, Borrowdale, Borowdale, Borowdall, Borodall, Barrodall and many more.
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Early Notables of the Boroughdale family
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Migration of the Boroughdale 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 Boroughdale arrived in North America very early: a number of settlers who arrived in the New World by the 19th century.
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