| ![Show Contents]() Boake History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of BoakeWhat does the name Boake mean? The ancestors of the Boake family may have been Viking settlers. Their surname comes from a place name of Norse origins, from when they lived in a place noted for the presence of a ridge that formed a boundary between two distinct areas. It comes from a variant of the word boak or balk, of the same meaning. While historians generally agree upon the aforementioned topographical derivation, most believe that this name actually came from the area called Boak in the parish of Kirkholm. 1 Another source claims the name is "probably a variant of boak, a northern form of balk, a ridge (as a boundary.)" (Weekley) Early Origins of the Boake familyThe surname Boake was first found in Boak in the parish of Kirkcolm, Dumfries and Galloway, part of the former county of Wigtownshire. Early entries for the family are relatively rare as we must look to the 16th century to find the first recorded entry, that of Andrew Boog who witnessed instrument of sasine in 1550. David Book was a merchant in Edinburgh, 1610 and Thomas Baok was a merchant burgess of Stirling in 1622. 1 Early History of the Boake familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boake research. Another 321 words (23 lines of text) covering the years 1523, 1546, 1576, 1595, 1605, 1613, 1626, 1629, 1632, 1636, 1643, 1652, 1664, 1666, 1668, 1683, 1685, 1688, 1697, 1709, 1775, 1786, 1793, 1797, 1812, 1863 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Boake History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Boake Spelling VariationsStandards against which to judge the accuracy of spellings and translations did not yet exist in the Middle Ages. Spelling variations in names dating from that era, are thus, an extremely common occurrence. Boake has been recorded as Boag, Boig, Book, Boack, Boge, Bogue, Boak, Bouk, Bouck, Bogues, Bogg, Boggs and many more. Early Notables of the Boake familyJohn Boag (1775-1863), Scottish compiler of the ‘Imperial Lexicon,’ born at Highgate in the parish of Beith, Ayrshire, on 7 Jan. 1775. He matriculated at the university of Glasgow in 1797, and completed his academical course with a view to taking orders in the church of Scotland, but joined the body of independents or Congregationalists, who in 1812 formed themselves into the Congregational Union of Scotland. He acted for many...
Another 69 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Boake Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Boake family to IrelandSome of the Boake family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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| Boake migration to the United States | + |
The New World was far from the oppressive regime of the old country. It was a place where there was more land than people and political and religious freedom were far easier to come by. Many Scots even got the chance to fight for their freedom in the American War of Independence. In recent years, interest in this heritage has been generated by Clan societies and regular highland games in North America. An examination of early immigration and passenger lists has revealed many people bearing the Boake name:
Boake Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Richard Boake, aged 25, who arrived in Rhode Island in 1812 2
- Peter Boake, German settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Wilhelm" in 1847 3
- Gertrude Boake, aged 1, German settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Wilhelm" in 1847 3
- Cornelius Boake, aged 28, German settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Wilhelm" in 1847 3
- Carl Boake, aged 33, German settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Minnesota" in 1870 3
Boake Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Mr. Boake, British settler who arrived in Fremantle, Australia aboard the ship "India" in 1901 4
- Miss Boake, British settler who arrived in Fremantle, Australia aboard the ship "India" in 1901 4
- Mr. H. Boake, British settler who arrived in Fremantle, Australia aboard the ship "Orontes" in 1907 4
- Elizabeth Boake, aged 31, Irish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Columbia" in 1907 3
- Leila J. Boake, aged 42, Canadian settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Duchess of Bedford" in 1933 3
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Boake (post 1700) | + |
- John Leonsor "J. L." Boake (1841-1912), American professional baseball umpire in the National Association who umpired his only game on May 4, 1871
- Capel Boake (1889-1944), pseudonym of the Australian writer, Doris Boake Kerr
- Barcroft Capel Boake (1838-1921), Irish-born, Australian photographer, famous for his mosaic of the New South Wales Contingent produced in 1885
- Barcroft Boake (1814-1876), Irish-born clergyman and educator
- Barcroft Boake (1866-1892), Australian poet who wrote primarily within the bush poetry tradition
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Ellis Island Search retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
- National Records Search retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Gallery151/dist/JGalleryViewer.aspx?B=9255624&S=6&N=9&R=0#/SearchNRetrieve/NAAMedia/ShowImage.aspx?B=9255624&T=P&S=1
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