Show ContentsBulteel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The present generation of the Bulteel family is only the most recent to bear a name that dates back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. Their name comes from having lived in Lincolnshire, and eventually moved south where several branches remained for centuries.

Early Origins of the Bulteel family

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

Early History of the Bulteel family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bulteel 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 Bulteel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bulteel Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Bulteel include Bulteel, Buletell, Buletel, Bultel, Bultell, Bulteele, Bultele and many more.

Early Notables of the Bulteel 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...
  • Martin-in-the-Fields in 1669, has sometimes been attributed a play entitled the 'Amorous Orontus.' From internal evidence, however, it is nearly certain that the author of this play is John Bulteel, a...

Ireland Migration of the Bulteel family to Ireland

Some of the Bulteel 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 Bulteel family

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Bulteel were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: a number of settlers who arrived by the 19th century.


Contemporary Notables of the name Bulteel (post 1700) +

  • Henry Bellenden Bulteel (1800-1866), English theological controversialist, born at Bellevue, near Plymouth, son of Thomas Bulteel of Plymstock, Devonshire 1
  • John Crocker Bulteel, English Member of Parliament
  • Christopher Bulteel, British educator and historian


  1. Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 5 Feb. 2019


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