| ![Show Contents]() Easterbrook History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The English name Easterbrook is topographic in origin; that is, it was originally derived from geographic features of the region in which the first bearer of the name lived. The Middle English "Easter," meant "east," and the name meant "someone who lived to the east of the brook." Early Origins of the Easterbrook familyThe surname Easterbrook was first found in Somerset where they held a family seat. The first on record appears to be John le Eastbrook, who is mentioned in a volume called "Kirby's Quest for Somerset," as living in that county during the reign of Edward III, the Confessor (1042-1066). 1 The Saxon influence on English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066: the language of the courts was French for the next three centuries, but Saxon names survived. Early History of the Easterbrook familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Easterbrook research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1254, 1296 and 1327 are included under the topic Early Easterbrook History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Easterbrook Spelling VariationsUntil the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Easterbrook include Eastbrook, Eastbrooke, Estabrooke, Easterbrook, Estbrook, Estbrooke, Eastbroke, Estabroke, Eastabroke, Estabroke and many more. Early Notables of the Easterbrook familyMore information is included under the topic Early Easterbrook Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Easterbrook migration to the United States | + |
Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Easterbrook were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:
Easterbrook Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Nicholas Easterbrook, who was on record in New York city in 1835
- Nicholas Easterbrook, who landed in New York in 1835 2
- William Easterbrook, who settled in New York city in 1836
- M Easterbrook, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 2
- W. W. Easterbrook, a passenger on a ship that arrived at San Francisco in 1851
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Easterbrook Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Mr. Alfred Easterbrook, (b. 1842), aged 59, Cornish settler travelling aboard the ship "Oceanic" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 6th November 1901 en route to the United States 3
- Alfred Easterbrook, aged 26, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Saint Paul" from Cherbourg, France 4
- Walter Easterbrook, aged 26, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Wells City" from Bristol 4
- Samuel Easterbrook, aged 30, who arrived in New York in 1921 aboard the ship "Aquitania" from Southampton, England 4
- Mari Elizabeth Easterbrook, aged 27, originally from Hayle, England, who arrived in New York, New York in 1921 aboard the ship "Mauretania" from Southampton, England 4
| Easterbrook migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Easterbrook Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. Samuel Easterbrook, English convict who was convicted in Bristol, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Eden" on 27th August 1836, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 5
- Mr. Thomas Easterbrook, (b. 1826), aged 18, English convict who was convicted in Tiverton, Devon, England for 7 years for theft, transported aboard the "Barossa" on 9th May 1844, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1885 6
- John Easterbrook, aged 23, a copper miner, who arrived in South Australia in 1858 aboard the ship "Utopia"
| Contemporary Notables of the name Easterbrook (post 1700) | + |
- Brigadier-General Arthur Edmond Easterbrook (1893-1952), American Commanding Officer Santa Ana Army Air Base (1944-1946) 7
- Gregg Easterbrook, American journalist
- Leslie Easterbrook (b. 1951), American singer and actress
- Arthur Edmund Easterbrook (1893-1952), American WWI pilot, who flew in the Royal Air Force and the United States Air Service
- Frank Hoover Easterbrook (b. 1948), Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
| Historic Events for the Easterbrook family | + |
- Mr. William H Easterbrook, British Able Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 8
- Mr. Randolph Webb Easterbrook, British Petty Officer Stoker, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and died in the sinking 9
- Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
- 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)
- Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_ellis_island_1892_on.pdf
- Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 20th October 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/eden
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 24th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/barossa
- Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2012, January 24) Arthur Easterbrook. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Easterbrook/Arthur_Edmond/USA.html
- HMS Prince of Wales Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listprincecrew.html
- HMS Repulse Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listrepulsecrew.html
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Easterbrook migration to the United States 
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