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![Show Contents]() Fishbyrn History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Fishbyrn familyThe surname Fishbyrn was first found in Durham at Fishbourne, Fishburn. New Fishbourn, is a parish, in the union of West Hampnett, hundred of Box and Stockbridge, rape of Chichester in Sussex. "The remains of a Roman bath with a tessellated pavement were discovered in 1812, near the site of the Roman road here. " 1 This parish dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was first listed as Fiseborne. 2 However, our interest is in Fishburn, a township, in the parish and union of Sedgefield, N. E. division of Stockton ward, S. division of the county of Durham. For it is there that "the family of Fishburn, who assumed the local name, were the earliest proprietors on record of the vill and manor; and among other landowners of whom mention occurs, have been the families of Bulmer, Widdrington, and Conyers. " 1 This township date back to at least 1190, when it was known as Fisseburne. 3 Both locations derive their name from the Old English "fisc" + "burna," which combined meant "fish stream, stream where fish are caught." 3 There is another Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight that dates back to 1267 when it was known as Fisseburne. The first record of the family was found in the aforementioned Durham when Ranulf of Fisheburn held estates in that county in 1250. 4 From this early entry, the name became widespread as in Scotland a few years later, "an Englishman of this name was Lord of Red Castle, Lunan, in 1306. Probably from Fishburn in co. Durham. " 5 The Fishburn, built at Whitby in 1780 was the largest of the three First Fleet storeships to Botany Bay, Australia. Early History of the Fishbyrn familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fishbyrn research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1332, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Fishbyrn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Fishbyrn Spelling VariationsOnly recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Fishbyrn has undergone many spelling variations, including Fishburn, Fishborn, Fishbourn, Fishbourne, Fishburne, Fishborne, Fishbyrn, Fishbyrne, Fyshborn, Fyshborne, Fyshburn and many more. Early Notables of the Fishbyrn familyMore information is included under the topic Early Fishbyrn Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Fishbyrn familyTo escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Fishbyrn were among those contributors: settlers, who arrived along the eastern seaboard, from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands.
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