Woodbink History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The roots of the Woodbink family are in the Boernician tribe of ancient Scotland. The Woodbink family lived in any of a number of places of the same name in Ayrshire, Kincardine, and Midlothian. The place-name Woodbink comes from the Old English words, wudu and burna, which mean wood and stream. The place-name referred to a stream which ran through the woods. The original bearer of the surname Woodbink would have lived near such a stream.

Early Origins of the Woodbink family

The surname Woodbink was first found in Northumberland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, before and after the Norman Conquest of 1066.

Early History of the Woodbink family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Woodbink research. Another 59 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1500, 1506 and 1685 are included under the topic Early Woodbink History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Woodbink Spelling Variations

Boernician names that evolved in the largely preliterate Middle Ages are often marked by considerable spelling variations. Woodbink has been spelled Woodburn, Woodburne, Woodbine, Woodbourne, Whiteburn and many more.

Early Notables of the Woodbink family

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Migration of the Woodbink family to Ireland

Some of the Woodbink family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Woodbink family

Some of the Boernician-Scottish Clan families who came to North America were Loyalists who went north to Canada after the American War of Independence. Families on both sides of the border went on to found two of the world's great nations. This century, families with Scottish roots have rediscovered their heritage through highland games and clan societies. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families reveals a number of immigrants bearing the name Woodbink or a variant listed above: Mary Woodburne, who came to in Virginia in 1685 with her husband; as well as James W. Robert and William Woodburn, who both arrived in Philadelphia between 1864-1878..