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Early Origins of the Brockhurst family

The surname Brockhurst was first found in Dunbarton county. The family trace their ancestry to southwestern France where "families of the name De Brocas are found in Guinne and Gascony in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Two places, one probably the oldest in the arrondissement of Mont de Marsan and canton de Labrit (D'AIbret) and the other in the arrondissement of St. Sever. John Brocaz had payment in 1338 for "the safe custody of the marches of Scotland" 1

Sir Bernard Brocas (1330?-1395), was the third son of Sir John de Brocas, knight, of Clewer and Windsor, Master of the Horse to King Edward III. "The family came from Gascony, where they had fought and suffered for the English cause against the French for several generations before John de Brocas became an officer of the household of Edward II, and settled in England. Brocas was one of the favourite knights of the Black Prince, with whom he was certainly present at the battle of Poitiers." 2

Early History of the Brockhurst family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brockhurst research. Another 273 words (20 lines of text) covering the years 1298, 1314, 1326, 1330, 1338, 1365, 1382, 1395, 1400, 1489, 1493, 1532, 1536, 1562, 1588, 1602, 1625, 1649, 1660, 1762, 1792, 1794, 1798, 1837, 1847, 1868 and 1873 are included under the topic Early Brockhurst History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Brockhurst Spelling Variations

Medieval Scottish names are rife with spelling variations. This is due to the fact that scribes in that era spelled according to the sound of words, rather than any set of rules. Brockhurst has been spelled Brocas, Brockas, Brockhurst, Brockhouse, Brockus, Brocass and many more.

Early Notables of the Brockhurst family

William Brokkas who forswore allegiance to the Queen for his clan; and Sir Bernard Brocas or Barnard Brocas Sr., (1330-1395), an English prominent commander in the English army during King Edward III's French campaigns of the Hundred Years War, High Sheriff of Wiltshire for 1382, he...
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Migration of the Brockhurst family to Ireland

Some of the Brockhurst family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 171 words (12 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Brockhurst migration to Australia +

Brockhurst Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Thomas Brockhurst, British Convict who was convicted in Warwick, Warwickshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Commodore Hayes" in April 1823, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 3

Brockhurst migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Brockhurst Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Samuel Brockhurst, aged 35, a gardener, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Clifton" in 1842
  • Mary Ann Brockhurst, aged 35, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Clifton" in 1842
  • Samuel Brockhurst, aged 14, a labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Clifton" in 1842
  • Mary Ann Brockhurst, aged 10, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Clifton" in 1842
  • Henry Brockhurst, aged 7, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Clifton" in 1842
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Brockhurst (post 1700) +

  • Toby Brockhurst, American visual effects specialist, known for Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), The Purge (2013) and Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
  • Verna Brockhurst, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1960 4
  • Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (1891-1979), English painter and etcher from Birmingham, England
  • David Brockhurst (1937-2018), English production designer and art director from Croydon, Surrey, known for Forbidden Sun (1988), Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession (1980) and Dead Cert (1974)
  • Andrew Brockhurst (b. 1964), Australian rules football player
  1. Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
  2. Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
  3. Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 4th March 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/commodore-hayes
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

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