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![Show Contents]() Broomfelde History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Broomfelde is a name whose history is connected to the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Broomfelde family once lived near an area of open land covered with broom, which is a type of shrub which usually has small yellow flowers. The surname Broomfelde may also be derived from residence in one of the places called Broomfield in the counties of Kent, Essex, or Somerset, or in one of the settlements called Bromfield in Cumberland (Cumbria) or at Broomfield in Shropshire. Early Origins of the Broomfelde familyThe surname Broomfelde was first found in Cumberland where their ancient manor and estates were at Hames Hall. They became one of the distinguished families of Cumberland. They also became responsible for the defense of the East March of the English Scottish border along with the Greys and the Dunnes. The place name was first spelt Brounefled (c. 1125) and was derived from the Old English words brom + fled. 1 One of the earliest records of the name was Edmund de Bromfield (Edmund Bromfeld or Bramfield) (died 1393), an English Benedictine monk of Bury St. Edmunds who became bishop of Llandaff. 2 Early History of the Broomfelde familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Broomfelde research. Another 71 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1550, 1604, 1610, 1621, 1622, 1624, 1631, 1636, 1647, 1650, 1666, 1672, 1683, 1689, 1704 and 1733 are included under the topic Early Broomfelde History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Broomfelde 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 Broomfelde family name include Broomfield, Broomfeild, Bromfield, Broomfelde and many more. Early Notables of the Broomfelde familyNotables of this surname at this time include: Matthew Broomfield (fl. 1550), a Welsh poet whose poems are preserved in manuscript in the collections of the Cymmrodorion Society and of the Welsh School, both in the British Museum; Sir John Bromfield, 1st Baronet (c. 1610-c. 1666) of Southwark in Surrey, High Sheriff of Surrey in 1689; Arthur Bromfield (died 1650), an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1604 and 1622; Sir Edward Bromfield (c. 1631-1704)...
Another 79 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Broomfelde Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Broomfelde 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 Broomfelde surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Henry Bromfield who settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1766; Mark Bromfield settled in Virginia in 1645; James Bromfield settled in New England in 1758.
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
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