The ancestry of the name Branstume dates from the ancient
Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in Brandeston, a parish in
Suffolk on the River Deben or in one of the villages named below.
Early Origins of the Branstume family
The surname Branstume was first found in various shires including
Leicestershire,
Lincolnshire and
Staffordshire where we find today villages and civil parishes named Branston. These place names were derived from the Old English
personal name Brant + "tun," as in "a farmstead or a village of a man called Brant."
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Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4) All three locals were listed in the
Domesday Book of 1086 as Brantestone (Leicestershire) Branztune (Lincolnshire) and Bronstinson (Staffordshire.)
Early History of the Branstume family
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Branstume Spelling Variations
Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few
hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Branstume have been found, including Branston, Brandeston, Branteston, Braunteston, Brancston, Braunston, Bramston and many more.
Early Notables of the Branstume family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Branstume family to Ireland
Some of the Branstume family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in
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Migration of the Branstume family to the New World and Oceana
Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in
England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in
England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Branstume, or a variant listed above: John Bramston who arrived in America in 1746; John Branston in America in 1773 and J. Branston in Philadelphia in 1856.