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![Show Contents]() Brewe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Brewe is one of the thousands of new names that the Norman Conquest brought to England in 1066. The Brewe family lived in Norfolk. Historians disagree on which of three regions of Normandy the name is drawn from, Brix, Le Brus, or Briouze, but whatever the region the name is clearly from Normandy. Early Origins of the Brewe familyThe surname Brewe was first found in Suffolk at Little Wenham, a parish, in the incorporation and hundred of Samford. "The church contains memorials to the family of Brewes. Here are the remains of an old castellated mansion, the seat of that ancient family, by whom it appears to have been erected in 1569; it has been converted into a granary." 1 Early History of the Brewe familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brewe research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1500 is included under the topic Early Brewe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Brewe Spelling VariationsMultitudes of spelling variations are a hallmark of Anglo Norman names. Most of these names evolved in the 11th and 12th century, in the time after the Normans introduced their own Norman French language into a country where Old and Middle English had no spelling rules and the languages of the court were French and Latin. To make matters worse, medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, so names frequently appeared differently in the various documents in which they were recorded. The name was spelled Brewes, Brews, Brewe, Brewse, Brewis, Brew, Brewas, Brewase, Brue, MacBrew and many more. Early Notables of the Brewe familyMore information is included under the topic Early Brewe Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Brewe family to Ireland
Some of the Brewe family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 35 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Because of this political and religious unrest within English society, many people decided to immigrate to the colonies. Families left for Ireland, North America, and Australia in enormous numbers, traveling at high cost in extremely inhospitable conditions. The New World in particular was a desirable destination, but the long voyage caused many to arrive sick and starving. Those who made it, though, were welcomed by opportunities far greater than they had known at home in England. Many of these families went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Brewe or a variant listed above:
Brewe Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Cath Brewe, who arrived in America in 1837 2
- Fr W Brewe, who arrived in America in 1840-1841 2
- Ernst Brewe, who arrived in America in 1850 2
- Fr Rudolph Brewe, who landed in America in 1850 2
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- Dr. Arthur Jackson Brewe (d. 1912), aged 45, American First Class passenger from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 3
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- 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)
- Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html
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