Brooksbank History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

To escape oppression and starvation at that time, many English families left for the "open frontiers" of the New World with all its perceived opportunities. In droves people migrated to the many British colonies, those in North America in particular, paying high rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Although many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, those who did see the shores of North America perceived great opportunities before them. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Research into various historical records revealed some of first members of the Brooksbank family emigrate to North America:

Brooksbank Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Robert Brooksbank who arrived in New York in 1823

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Brooksbank Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

• A Brooksbank, who landed in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1907

Brooksbank Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

• Mr. William Brooksbank, British Convict who was convicted in York, England for life, transported aboard the "Asia" on 20th July 1837, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 4
• Mr. James Brooksbank, English convict who was convicted in York, Yorkshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Eden" on 8th July 1840, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 5

• Sir Edward William Brooksbank (1915-1983), English public official, 2nd Baronet Brooksbank, of Healaugh Manor, county Yorkshire, High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1967
• Sir Edward Nicholas Brooksbank (b. 1944), 3rd Baronet Brooksbank, English Army officer
• Sir Edward Clitherow Brooksbank (1858-1943), 1st Baronet Brooksbank, Justice of the Peace and a Deputy Lieutenant for the West Riding of Yorkshire
• Peter Brooksbank, Mathematics Department, Bucknell University, PA