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![Show Contents]() Burgis History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The origins of the name Burgis 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 Burgis familyThe surname Burgis 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 Burgis familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Burgis research. Another 25 words (2 lines of text) covering the year 1681 is included under the topic Early Burgis History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Burgis Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Burgess, Burys and others. Early Notables of the Burgis 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...
Another 31 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Burgis Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Burgis migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Burgis Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- James Burgis, aged 14, who arrived in New England in 1635 aboard the ship "Hopewell" 1
- Ellin Burgis, aged 45, who landed in Virginia in 1635 aboard the ship "Phillip" 1
- John Burgis, who arrived in Virginia in 1639 1
- Mary Burgis, who landed in Virginia in 1650 1
- Edward Burgis, who arrived in Virginia in 1662 1
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Burgis Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Hugh Burgis, who arrived in Virginia in 1704 1
| Burgis migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Burgis Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Miss Fanny E. Burgis (Burgess), British settler travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Kingston" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 29th December 1858 2
- Mr. John C. Burgis (Burgess), British settler travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Kingston" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 29th December 1858 2
| Burgis migration to West Indies | + |
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. 3Burgis Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century- Miss Rabecca Burgis, (b. 1618), aged 17, British settler travelling from Gravesend, England aboard the ship "Falcon" arriving in Barbados in 1636 4
| Contemporary Notables of the name Burgis (post 1700) | + |
- Matiss Burgis (b. 1989), Latvian table tennis player who represented Latvia at 2012 Summer Olympics
- 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)
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
- Pilgrim Ship Lists Early 1600's retrieved 28th September 2021 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
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Burgis migration to the United States 
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Burgis migration to West Indies 
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