Brochole History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Brochole

What does the name Brochole mean?

The name Brochole is of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from when a family lived near the brock-hole, or badger hole. While at first glance it would seem that the name is derived from hill, early instances of the name point to the true root as being hole; the sound of the name changed over time until it reached its modern form of Brochole.

Early Origins of the Brochole family

The surname Brochole was first found in Worcestershire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Brochole family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brochole research. Another 201 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1275, 1379, 1382, 1383, 1384, 1385, 1395, 1397, 1399, 1402, 1411, 1500, 1742 and 1791 are included under the topic Early Brochole History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Brochole Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Brochole family name include Brockhill, Brockhall, Brochole, Brokehole, Brockell, Brockholes and many more.

Early Notables of the Brochole family

Thomas Brockhill (d. 1411), an English politician, appointed High Sheriff of Kent for the period May 1383 to November 1384, elected Member of Parliament for Kent...
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Migration of the Brochole family

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Brochole surname or a spelling variation of the name include : a number of settlers who arrived in the New World by the 19th century.