The ancestry of the name Bredebrege dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in Sussex, in the hamlet of Broadbridge in the parish of Bosham. Broadbrige means "bridge over the broad river crossing," and is three miles west of Chichester and been inhabited since the period of Roman occupation of Britain. Another village in the area is called Broadbridge Heath, and is the birthplace of Percy Bysshe Shelley, the great romantic poet who lived from 1792 to 1822. The name Broadbridge is a compound of the Old English words brad and brycg, which mean "broad" and "bridge," respectively.
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Early Origins of the Bredebrege family
The surname Bredebrege was first found in Sussex, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
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Early History of the Bredebrege family
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Bredebrege Spelling Variations
Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Bredebrege have been found, including Brodbridge, Broadbridge, Brodebridge, Broadbrige, Bradebrige and many more.
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Early Notables of the Bredebrege family
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Migration of the Bredebrege family
Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Bredebrege, or a variant listed above: a number of settlers who arrived by the 19th century.
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