Brockhouse History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Brockhouse family

The surname Brockhouse was first found in Guyenne, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Guyen and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Brockhouse family

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Brockhouse Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Brocas, Brokas, Brokaw, Brogas, Brogaw, Broces and others.

Early Notables of the Brockhouse family

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Migration of the Brockhouse family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: George, Tabitha and John Brocas settled in Virginia in 1650; Bourgon Brokaw settled in New York in 1675.

Contemporary Notables of the name Brockhouse (post 1700) +

Bertram Brockhouse (1918-2003), Nobel prize-winning Canadian physicist

Historic Events for the Brockhouse family +

HMS Vanguard

Mr. George Alfred Brockhouse (1897-1917), British Able Seaman from London, who was aboard the ship "HMS Vanguard" when she exploded in the Scapa Flow off the Orkney Islands, Scotland on 9th July 1917