The surname Brockston was first found in the village of Broxton Cheshire where still today the village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester can be found. Broxton Old Hall (or Broxton Higher Hall) is in Old Coach Road about 1km west of the village of Brown Knowl in the parish of Broxton. The site has been occupied since before 1327 and the house dates from 1595. Conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenants of the lands of Broxton, Roger and Picot who were undertenants of Robert FitzHugh, a Norman Baron who was recorded in Cheshire in the Domesday Book census of 1086.
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Early History of the Brockston family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brockston research. Another 79 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1230, 1350 and 1657 are included under the topic Early Brockston History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Brockston Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Broxton, Brockston, Brockstone and others.
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Early Notables of the Brockston family
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Migration of the Brockston family to Ireland
Some of the Brockston family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 63 words (4 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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Migration of the Brockston family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thos Broxton, who arrived in America in 1742; Thomas Broxton, who settled in America in 1743; and Edward Broxton, who arrived in Indiana in 1853-1866..
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