Brambles History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Brambles

What does the name Brambles mean?

The origins of the Brambles name come from when the Anglo-Saxon tribes ruled over Britain. The name Brambles was originally derived from a family having lived in Yorkshire where Bramley was a local name 'of Brambley,' a chapelry and village near Leeds.

Early Origins of the Brambles family

The surname Brambles was first found in Yorkshire 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 Brambles family

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Brambles Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Brambles include Bramley, Bramlie, Bramble, Brambley and others.

Early Notables of the Brambles family

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Brambles migration to the United States +

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants:

Brambles Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Elizabeth Brambles, who landed in Maryland in 1674 1

Brambles migration to Australia +

Brambles Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Thomas Brambles, English convict who was convicted in Yorkshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Fame" on 9th October 1816, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 2

Sources +

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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 27th September 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/fairlie