Bressington History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins and Etymology of Bressington

The surname Bressington was first found in Derbyshire at Brassington, a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district which dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 where it was listed at that time as Branzinctun. 1 The place name literally means "estate associated with a man called Brandsige," from the Old English personal name + "-ing" + "tun." 2 Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Brassington, Henry de Ferrers, a Norman Baron who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. Henry was seigneur of St.Hillaire de Ferrers near Bernay in Normandy. 3

Early History of the Bressington family

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Bressington Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Brassington, Brassinton, Brasington, Brasinton, Bressington and many more.

Early Notables of the Bressington family

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Bressington migration to Canada +

Bressington Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Joseph Bressington, who settled in Ontario in 1871

Contemporary Notables of the name Bressington (post 1700) +

Graham Bressington (b. 1966), former English footballer
Nathan Stewart Bressington (b. 1981), English rugby union player and former English cricketer
Alastair Bressington (b. 1979), English cricketer
Ann Bressington (b. 1955), Australian politician, elected to the South Australian Legislative Council in 2006

Sources +

Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.