The origins of the Anglo-Saxon name Brakspaer come from its first bearer, who was a person who is victor in a tournament or battle.
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Early Origins of the Brakspaer family
The surname Brakspaer was first found in Hertfordshire at Breakspear College in Abbots Langley, Three Rivers, Hertfordshire which is now a Grade II Listed Building and thought to have originally been built c. 1770 as a rebuilding of an earlier house. The present name commemorates Nicholas Breakspear (c. 1100-1159), born in Abbots Langley, who, as Pope Adrian IV, became the only English Pope in 1154. (British Listed Buildings)
Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) in his novel Manalive mentions the Warden of Brakespeare (Brikespeare) College, Cambridge University, but this is a fictional reference.
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Early History of the Brakspaer family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brakspaer research. Another 60 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Brakspaer History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Brakspaer Spelling Variations
The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Brakspaer has been spelled many different ways, including Brakespear, Breakspear, Brakespeare, Breakspeare and others.
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Early Notables of the Brakspaer family
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Migration of the Brakspaer family
Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Brakspaers to arrive in North America: Jane Breakspeare who settled in New England in 1773.
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