Brooksby History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Brooksby family

The surname Brooksby was first found in Leicestershire at Brooksby, a parish, in the union of Melton-Mowbray, hundred of East Goscote. 1

We recommend the reader to explore the ancient Harleian Manuscripts which are in the archives of the British Museum. These Manuscripts are a Catalogue of the Herald's Visitations between 1510 and 1600. This distinguished surname Brookesby of Broughton, Stapleford, Shollesly of Leicestershire, Brokesby of Lancashire, and Brookesby of Kilvington in Nottingham are all recorded in MS 1400, MS 1180, 1189, 1195, (in various folios) and others.

Early History of the Brooksby family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brooksby research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1220, 1235, 1605, 1637, 1666, 1712 and 1714 are included under the topic Early Brooksby History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Brooksby Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Brookesby, Brooksby, Brokesby, Brooksbie, Brookebee, Brocksby, Broxby, Booxby, Broockesby, Brockby, Brokeby, Brokesbourn and many more.

Early Notables of the Brooksby family

Distinguished members of the family include

Eleanor Brooksby, was an English noblewoman who with her sister supported Catholics in England during the 16th century by providing safe houses including Baddesley Clinton in Warwickshire and White We...

Brooksby migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Brooksby Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Anthony Brooksby, who landed in Maryland in 1660 2

Brooksby migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Brooksby Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

John Brooksby, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1749

Brooksby migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Brooksby Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

James Brooksby, aged 34, a farm labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1857 aboard the ship "Carnatic"
Joseph Brooksby, aged 31, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1857 aboard the ship "Carnatic"

Contemporary Notables of the name Brooksby (post 1700) +

Barry Brooksby, American guitarist
Glen Brooksby, Electrical Engineer at General Electric Corporate Research and Development, New York

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)