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![Show Contents]() Burges History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The origins of the name Burges are in the Old French/Middle English word "burgeis," which denoted a freeman of a fortified town. Generally, the name made its way to England with the Normans, and then across to Ireland, but it in some cases it may have crossed directly from England to Ireland. In Irish Gaelic, the name has been written "Brugha." Early Origins of the Burges familyThe surname Burges was first found in County Wexford (Irish: Loch Garman), founded by Vikings as Waesfjord, and located in Southeastern Ireland, in the province of Leinster, where one named Burgess was a witness to the Charter of Rosbercon in New Ross. In 1420, another Burgess was recorded as an assessor for County Kildare. In Dublin, records include many references to the name Burgess. Early History of the Burges familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Burges research. Another 25 words (2 lines of text) covering the year 1681 is included under the topic Early Burges History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Burges Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Burgess, Burys and others. Early Notables of the Burges familyNotable amongst the family name at this time was - Daniel Burgess, a Dublin priest in 1681, who was notorious for his attacks on the Quakers...
- Henry Burgess, the sheriff of Kilkenny, was killed while trying to capture the infamous highwayman James Freeney...
- Burgess, and is now a training center for disabled children...
Burges RankingIn the United States, the name Burges is the 17,853rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Burges migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Burges Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Barbara Burges, who landed in Virginia in 1622 2
- John Burges who arrived in Virginia in 1635
- William Burges, who landed in Virginia in 1637 2
- Mr. Burges, (b. 1611), aged 26, British servant for John Gedney traveling aboard the ship "Mary Anne" arriving in New England in 1637 3
- William Burges, who arrived in Maryland in 1650 2
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Burges Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Thomas Burges, who arrived in North Carolina in 1741 2
- Isaac Burges, who landed in North America in 1745 2
- Henry John Burges, who arrived in North Carolina in 1768 2
Burges Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Antonio Burges, aged 30, who arrived in Key West, Fla in 1844 2
- W M Burges, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 2
- F Burges, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1855 2
- Amado Burges, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1858 2
Burges Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Mr. John Henry Burges, (b. 1878), aged 26, Cornish miner travelling aboard the ship "St Louis" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 22nd May 1904 en route to Bisbee, Arizona, USA 4
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Burges Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Mr. Dennis Burges U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1783 5
- Mr. John Burges U.E. who settled in Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1783 5
Burges Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- William Burges, aged 24, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Favourite" in 1815
- Daniel Burges, aged 21, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Favourite" in 1815
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The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 6Burges Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century- John and Rachel Burges, who settled in Barbados in 1680 with their servants
Burges Settlers in West Indies in the 18th Century- Cohn Burges, who arrived in Jamaica in 1796 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Burges (post 1700) | + |
- Walter S. Burges, American politician, U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island, 1845-50 7
- Tristam Burges (1770-1853), American politician, Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1825-35; Candidate for Governor of Rhode Island, 1836 7
- Francis M. Burges, American politician, Member of North Carolina State Senate 4th District, 1856-57 7
- Dempsey Burges (1751-1800), American politician, Representative from North Carolina, 1795-99 7
- William Burges (1827-1881), English architect, born on 2 Dec. 1837, son of William Burges, civil engineer 8
- John Burges (1745-1807), English physician, born in London in 1745 and educated at Westminster and Christ Church, Oxford 8
- Sir James Bland Burges (1752-1824), English politician, born on 8 June 1752, son of Mr. George Burges, whose immediate ancestors were Berkshire gentry 8
- Walter Burges Beals (b. 1876), American Republican politician, Superior Court Judge in Washington, 1926-28; Justice of Washington State Supreme Court, 1928-36 9
| Historic Events for the Burges family | + |
Grover Shoe factory - Mrs. Burges, American employee of the Grover Shoe factory in Brockton, Massachusetts on 20th March 1905 when the boiler exploded and collapsed the wooden building; she survived 10
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- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's. Retrieved October 5th 2021 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
- Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_ellis_island_1892_on.pdf
- Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 5 Feb. 2019
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- California Digital Newspaper from 21st March 1905 (retrieved on 5th August 2021.) Retrieved from https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SFC19050321.2.19&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1
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