Bulletell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The ancestry of the name Bulletell dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in Lincolnshire, and eventually moved south where several branches remained for centuries.

Early Origins of the Bulletell family

The surname Bulletell was first found in Lincolnshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Bulletell family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bulletell research. Another 244 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1205, 1273, 1280, 1500, 1524, 1660, 1661, 1669, 1673, 1675, 1683, 1700 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Bulletell History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bulletell 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 Bulletell have been found, including Bulteel, Buletell, Buletel, Bultel, Bultell, Bulteele, Bultele and many more.

Early Notables of the Bulletell family

Notables of this surname at this time include: John Bulteel, (fl. 1683), English politician, elected as the Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel in Cornwall in 1661. He was probably the son of Jean Bultel, a French Protestant minister, living at the beginning of the seventeenth century at Dover. "To a certain...
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Migration of the Bulletell family to Ireland

Some of the Bulletell family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Bulletell 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 Bulletell, or a variant listed above: a number of settlers who arrived by the 19th century.