Gilebrande History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

• Origins Available:
• England

Early Origins of the Gilebrande family

Early History of the Gilebrande family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gilebrande research. Another 149 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1300, 1345 and 1665 are included under the topic Early Gilebrande History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gilebrande Spelling Variations

Until 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 Gilebrande include Gillibrand, Gilbrand, Gilsbrand, Gelibrand, Gellibrand, Jelibrand, Jellybrand, Jellibrand, Gyllibrand, Gilliebrand, Gillebrand, Gillebrande, Gillibrands and many more.

Early Notables of the Gilebrande family

More information is included under the topic Early Gilebrande Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Gilebrande family

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 Gilebrande were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: David Gillibrand who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1849; as well as John Gillibrand, who was naturalized in Indiana sometime between 1846 and 1848..