Brander History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Germany

Early Origins of the Brander family

The surname Brander was first found in Germany, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as numerous branches of the same house acquired distant estates, some of which were located in other countries. Through the acquisition of these estates as well as their important contributions to society, the family successfully elevated their social status.

Early History of the Brander family

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Brander Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Brandel, Brandele and others.

Early Notables of the Brander family

Notables of the time with the name Brander included Johann Brandl, born Nov. 14, 1760, at Rohr, near Ratisbon and died at Carlsruhe May 26, 1837. He studied violin and piano as a child in the monastery at Rohr, and at 10 was sent by Canon Gelasius to the seminary at Munich. He learnt singing from Valesi; and at the Jesuit school at Neuburg, received a thorough musical education from a certain Feldmaier. He began his career in the convent of Trutpert...
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Brander migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Brander Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Appellonia Brander, aged 42, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733 1
Barbara Brander, aged 8, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1733 1
Charlotte Brander, aged 1, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733 1
Gasper Brander, aged 44, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1733 1
Charlotte Brander, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1733
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Brander Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Andw. Brander, who settled in New York in 1803
Andw Brander, who arrived in New York, NY in 1803 1
James Brander, aged 20, who arrived in South Carolina in 1812 1
Hector Brander, aged 22, who landed in Virginia in 1813 1
Joseph Brander, aged 26, who landed in Missouri in 1841 1
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Brander migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Brander Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Elizabeth Brander, who settled in Canada in 1832

Brander migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 2

Brander Settlers in West Indies in the 18th Century

Adam Brander, who settled in Jamaica in 1774

Contemporary Notables of the name Brander (post 1700) +

Nathaniel Brander (b. 1796), American-born, Liberian politician and jurist, the first Vice President of Liberia (1848-1850)
Gustavus Brander (1720-1787), English naturalist and director of the Bank of England 3
Edward Richard Spieker Brander (1845-1883), English cricketer
James Alan "Jim" Brander (b. 1953), Canadian economist and a professor at University of British Columbia
James Brander Matthews (1852-1929), American writer

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 5 Feb. 2019