Burgle History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Burgle familyThe surname Burgle was first found in Herefordshire where they held a family seat at Burghill, a parish, in the hundred of Grimsworth. 1 They later acquired estates at Thinghill. However, their descent can be traced by to the Domesday Book, 2 where conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands and village of Burghill, held by Alfred of Marlborough who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. Burgill held a mill and 25 eel ponds. Early History of the Burgle familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Burgle research. Another 118 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1140, 1159, 1172, 1442, 1510, 1545, 1572, 1600, 1641, 1645, 1646 and 1665 are included under the topic Early Burgle History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Burgle Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Burghill, Burgehill, Burghil, Burghall, Burghal, Burkhill, Birkhill, Burkell, Berghill, Berghil, Bergle, Burgle and many more. Early Notables of the Burgle familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was Robert Burhill or Burghill (1572-1641), English divine, born at Dymock, Gloucestershire, descended from the Burghills of Thinghill, Herefordshire. 3
Henry Burkhead (fl. 1645), was an English dramatist, a merchant of Bristol and author of a tragedy, 'Cola's Fury, or Lirenda's Misery,' which was never acted, and probably was not written for the stage... Migration of the Burgle family to IrelandSome of the Burgle family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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