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![Show Contents]() Cumberpatch History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Cumberpatch is one of the thousands of new names that the Norman Conquest brought to England in 1066. The Cumberpatch family lived in Cheshire, where they held the title of Lords of the Manor of Comberbach, in the parish of Great Budeworth. Early Origins of the Cumberpatch familyThe surname Cumberpatch was first found in Cheshire at Comberbach, a civil parish and small village that dates back to the 12th century when it was listed as Combrebeche. The place name literally means "valley or stream on the Britons or of a man called Cumbra," from the Old English "Cumbre," + "bece." 1 The family held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Comberbach in the parish of Great Budeworth. Early History of the Cumberpatch familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cumberpatch research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1545, 1603, 1633 and 1866 are included under the topic Early Cumberpatch History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cumberpatch Spelling VariationsMultitudes of spelling variations are a hallmark of Anglo Norman names. Most of these names evolved in the 11th and 12th century, in the time after the Normans introduced their own Norman French language into a country where Old and Middle English had no spelling rules and the languages of the court were French and Latin. To make matters worse, medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, so names frequently appeared differently in the various documents in which they were recorded. The name was spelled Comberbach, Comberbirch, Commerback, Comeback, Comberback, Cumberbatch, Cumberback, Cumberpatch, Cumberbeach, Cumberbirch, Comberbirch, Comberpatch, Comberbeach and many more. Early Notables of the Cumberpatch familyMore information is included under the topic Early Cumberpatch Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Cumberpatch familyBecause of this political and religious unrest within English society, many people decided to immigrate to the colonies. Families left for Ireland, North America, and Australia in enormous numbers, traveling at high cost in extremely inhospitable conditions. The New World in particular was a desirable destination, but the long voyage caused many to arrive sick and starving. Those who made it, though, were welcomed by opportunities far greater than they had known at home in England. Many of these families went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Cumberpatch or a variant listed above: Thomas Comberbach who arrived in New England in 1635.
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
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