Bransbury History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Bransbury

What does the name Bransbury mean?

The origins of the Bransbury name lie with England's ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It comes from when the family lived in either Bransby, a hamlet in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, or Brandsby in the North Riding of Yorkshire. 1

Early Origins of the Bransbury family

The surname Bransbury was first found in Norfolk 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 Bransbury family

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Bransbury Spelling Variations

Before the last few hundred years, the English language had no fast system of spelling rules. For that reason, spelling variations are commonly found in early Anglo-Saxon surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name Bransbury were recorded, including Bransby, Bransbury, Bransbey and others.

Early Notables of the Bransbury family

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Bransbury migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 2

Bransbury Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Daniel Bransbury, who settled in Jamaica in 1692

Contemporary Notables of the name Bransbury (post 1700) +

Allan Bransbury (b. 1942), English sculptor

Sources +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies