Early Origins of the Brocksborne family
The surname Brocksborne was first found in
Herefordshire at Broxbourne, a parish, in the union of Ware. The parish was first listed as Brochesborne
[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8) in the
Domesday Book of 1086. Literally the place name means "stream frequented by badgers," from the Old English words "brocc" + "burna."
[2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)In the time of William the Conqueror, the manor belonged to Adeling, wife of Hugh de Grentemaisnill; it afterwards came to the Knights Templars, and lastly to the prior and brethren of the hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, who occupied the more ancient part of the present mansion of Broxbournbury. James I., on his way from Scotland, was entertained at the manor-house, where he was met by many of the nobility and the officers of state. [3]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Broxburn is a village, in the parish of Uphall, county of Linlithgow, Scotland. [4]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Early History of the Brocksborne family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brocksborne research.
Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1510, 1600 and 1102 are included under the topic Early Brocksborne History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Brocksborne Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Brocksborne, Broxborne, Broxborn, Broxbourn, Broxbourne and many more.
Early Notables of the Brocksborne family (pre 1700)
More information is included under the topic Early Brocksborne Notables in all our
PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the Brocksborne family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
Brocksborne Family Crest Products
Related Stories
Citations
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.