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![Show Contents]() Coleebroke History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Coleebroke is a name whose history is connected to the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Coleebroke family once lived near a cool stream. The surname Coleebroke is derived from the Old English words col, which means cool, and broc, which means brook. Thus, Coleebroke is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. However, Coleebroke may also belong to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads; in this case, the name Coleebroke is derived from residence in or near the settlement of Colebrook in Devon. Early Origins of the Coleebroke familyThe surname Coleebroke was first found in Surrey where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Coleebroke familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Coleebroke research. Another 61 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Coleebroke History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Coleebroke Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Coleebroke family name include Colebrooke, Colbrook, Collbrook, Colebroke, Colbroke, Collbroke and many more. Early Notables of the Coleebroke familyMore information is included under the topic Early Coleebroke Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Coleebroke familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Coleebroke surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Robert Colbrook who settled in Philadelphia in 1774; Harriet Colebrooke settled in Maryland in 1775.
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