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![Show Contents]() Brokhill History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Brokhill is a name whose history is connected to the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Brokhill family once lived near the brock-hole, or badger hole. While at first glance it would seem that the name is derived from hill, early instances of the name point to the true root as being hole; the sound of the name changed over time until it reached its modern form of Brokhill. Early Origins of the Brokhill familyThe surname Brokhill was first found in Worcestershire, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Brokhill familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brokhill research. Another 201 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1275, 1379, 1382, 1383, 1384, 1385, 1395, 1397, 1399, 1402, 1411, 1500, 1742 and 1791 are included under the topic Early Brokhill History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Brokhill Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Brokhill family name include Brockhill, Brockhall, Brochole, Brokehole, Brockell, Brockholes and many more. Early Notables of the Brokhill familyNotables of this surname at this time include: Thomas Brockhill (d. 1411), an English politician, appointed High Sheriff of Kent for the period May 1383 to...
Another 26 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Brokhill Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Brokhill familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Brokhill surname or a spelling variation of the name include: a number of settlers who arrived in the New World by the 19th century.
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