Bossoom History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Bossoom

What does the name Bossoom mean?

The present generation of the Bossoom family is only the most recent to bear a name that dates back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. Their name comes from having lived in the town of Bosham, four miles from Chichester in Sussex.

Early Origins of the Bossoom family

The surname Bossoom was first found in Sussex, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Bossoom family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bossoom research. Another 243 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1379, 1500, 1550, 1594, 1639 and 1743 are included under the topic Early Bossoom History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bossoom Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Bossoom include Bosome, Bosom, Bossum, Bosham, Bosum, Bossom, Bossam, Bosam and many more.

Early Notables of the Bossoom family

John Bossam, (fl. 1550), a prominent English painter, "mentioned by Nicholas Hilliard in a manuscript quioted by Vertue as 'that most rare English drawer of story works in black and white,' and as 'worthy to have been...
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Migration of the Bossoom family

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Bossoom were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: Charles Bossom, who arrived in America in 1748.