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![Show Contents]() Brancker History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Brancker familyThe surname Brancker was first found in Wiltshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, having prevailed over King Harold, granted most of Britain to his many victorious Barons. It was not uncommon to find a Baron, or a Bishop, with 60 or more Lordships scattered throughout the country. These he gave to his sons, nephews and other junior lines of his family and they became known as under-tenants. They adopted the Norman system of surnames which identified the under-tenant with his holdings so as to distinguish him from the senior stem of the family. After many rebellious wars between his Barons, Duke William, commissioned a census of all England to determine in 1086, settling once and for all, who held which land. He called the census the Domesday Book, 1 indicating that those holders registered would hold the land until the end of time. Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Melsham, held by Liseman, a steward of the King who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. Early History of the Brancker familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brancker research. Another 141 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1181, 1275, 1327, 1510, 1600, 1626, 1630, 1633, 1676 and 1801 are included under the topic Early Brancker History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Brancker Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Brunker, Brunger, Brouncker, Branker, Branger, Brounker and many more. Early Notables of the Brancker familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was - Thomas Branker (Brancker) (1633-1676), an English mathematician from Barnstaple, Devon. He was born at Barnstaple in August 1633, the son of another Thomas Brancker, a graduate of Exeter College, Oxfo...
- His grandson Peter Whitfield Brancker would become Mayor of Liverpool in 1801
Migration of the Brancker familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Robert Brunker who arrived in Philadelphia in 1867. David Brunker and Francis Brunker, who were both recorded in the census of Ontario, Canada of 1871..
| Contemporary Notables of the name Brancker (post 1700) | + |
- Rawle Cecil Brancker (1937-2021), West Indian cricketer, an all rounder for Barbados between 1956 and 1970 when he made 47 appearances in first class cricket, scoring 1,666 runs
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
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