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The history of the name Bramend dates back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from a member of the family who worked as a person dwelling within a borough and occupying an important position akin to that of reeve. The surname Bramend may also reflect the occupation of a chamberlain or "servant of the bower." However, Bramend may also be a patronymic surname which means "the son of Bruman" 1 from the Old English "Brunmann." 2
The surname Bramend was first found in the Domesday Book of 1086 where the Latin form Bruman(nus) was recorded in Kent and Berkshire. 3 Continuing in Latin, Brummanus was listed at Holme in Norfolk, 1140-1153. Gilbertis filius Brunman was found in the Curia Regis Rolls for Cumberland (Cumbria) in 1211 and Brihtmar Bruman, Brunman was listed in the Pipe Rolls for Norfolk in 1199 and 1200. The Subsidy Rolls for Sussex included entries for Ralph Broneman in 1296 and John Bromman in 1327. In Essex we found Alexander Brounman in the Subsidy Rolls for 1327 and in Colchester, we found John Broman in 1372. 2
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bramend research. Another 211 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1199, 1211, 1327, 1372, 1500 and 1749 are included under the topic Early Bramend History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Only 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 Bramend has undergone many spelling variations, including Brooman, Bruman, Brunman, Bromman, Brounman and many more.
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To 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 Bramend were among those contributors: William Brooman who sailed to Barbados in 1694.