Birchenough History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Early Origins of the Birchenough family

The surname Birchenough was first found in Lanarkshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig) a former county in the central Strathclyde region of Scotland, now divided into the Council Areas of North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, and the City of Glasgow, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Birchenough family

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Birchenough Spelling Variations

The many spelling variations in Medieval Scottish names result from the fact that scribes in that era spelled words according to sound. Translation too, was an undeveloped science, and many names were altered into complete obscurity. Over the years Birchenough has been spelled Birkenshaw, Birkinshaw, Birkshaw, Burdenshaw and others.

Early Notables of the Birchenough family

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Migration of the Birchenough family to Ireland

Some of the Birchenough 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.

Birchenough migration to Australia +

Birchenough Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Thomas Birchenough, (b. 1815), aged 22, British Coal Miner who was convicted in Chester, England for life foraccessory to murder, transported aboard the "Asia" on 20th July 1837, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 1
Mr. George Birchenough, (Burchenough), (b. 1816), aged 24, English stone mason who was convicted in Chester, Cheshire, England for 14 years for house breaking, transported aboard the "Duncan" on 10th December 1840, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1886 2

Sources +

Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 7th February 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/asia/1837
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 11th August 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/duncan