| ![Show Contents]() Boging History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of BogingWhat does the name Boging mean? The ancient roots of the Boging family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Boging comes from when the family lived in a village of Bocking, in the county of Essex near Braintree Early Origins of the Boging familyThe surname Boging was first found in Essex, at Bocking, a parish, in the union of Braintree, hundred of Hinckford. 1 However, one of the first records of the family was Ralph Bocking (d. 1270), a Dominican friar, stated to have been a native of Chichester. "He was the private confessor of Richard Wych, who held the see of Chichester from 1245 till his death in 1253. " 2 Early History of the Boging familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boging research. Another 269 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1203, 1273, 1337, 1500, 1533 and 1534 are included under the topic Early Boging History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Boging Spelling VariationsOne relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Boging has appeared include Bocking, Boking, Bokings, Bockyng, Bockinges and others. Early Notables of the Boging familyEdward Bocking, (d. 1534) a Benedictine monk famous for his opposition to King Henry VIII. He was the leading supporter of Elizabeth Barton, the nun of Kent. "A few months after Henry VIII's marriage with Anne Boleyn (28 May 1533), the nun's continued denunciations of the king's conduct led...
Another 49 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Boging Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Boging familyAt this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Boging arrived in North America very early: Richard Bocking, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1741.
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
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