Bradburne History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The ancestors of the name Bradburne date back to the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Bradburne family lived in Bradbourne, a parish, partly in the hundred of Appletree, but chiefly in that of Wirksworth in Derbyshire. 1

"The manor was one of those belonging to Henry de Ferrers at the time of the Domesday survey; in the reign of John it was conveyed to the Bradborne family, of whom Henry de Bradborne was executed at Pomfret, in 1322, for his adhesion to Thomas, Earl of Lancaster. " 2

Listed as Bradeburne in the Domesday Book of 1086, 3 the place name literally means place at the broad stream from the Old English "brad" + "burna." 4 5

Early Origins of the Bradburne family

The surname Bradburne was first found in Kent, where John de Bradeburn was listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1279. A few years later, Roger de Bradeburn was listed in the Assize Rolls for Staffordshire in 1286. 6

Early History of the Bradburne family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bradburne research. Another 109 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1540, 1573, 1662, 1751, 1787, 1816, 1831, 1832 and 1842 are included under the topic Early Bradburne History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bradburne Spelling Variations

It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, early Anglo-Saxon surnames like Bradburne are characterized by many spelling variations. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages, even literate people changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Bradburne include: Bradbourn, Bradbourne, Bradborn, Bradborne, Bradburn and many more.

Early Notables of the Bradburne family

Distinguished members of the family include Samuel Bradburn (1751-1816), Methodist preacher, an associate of Wesley, and an intimate disciple of Fletcher of Madeley. He was the son of a private in the army, and was born at Gibraltar. On his father's return to England, when he was about twelve years old, he was apprenticed to a cobbler at Chester, and after a course of youthful profligacy became a Methodist at the age of eighteen, entered the itinerant ministry about three years later, and continued in it more than forty years till his death. Bradburn was, according to the testimony of all...
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Bradburne migration to the United States +

Many English families tired of political and religious strife left Britain for the new colonies in North America. Although the trip itself offered no relief - conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and many travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute - these immigrants believed the opportunities that awaited them were worth the risks. Once in the colonies, many of the families did indeed prosper and, in turn, made significant contributions to the culture and economies of the growing colonies. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Bradburne or a variant listed above:

Bradburne Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Bradburne who settled in Virginia in 1663

Contemporary Notables of the name Bradburne (post 1700) +

John Randal Bradburne MC (1921-1979), British lay member of the Order of St Francis, warden of the Mutemwa leper colony at Mutoko, killed by guerrillas

Citations +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Arthur, William , An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. London: 1857. Print
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)