The ancestors of the Browman family lived among the Strathclyde-Briton people of the Scottish/English Borderlands. Browman is a name for someone who lived in
Galloway in the southwest of
Scotland. The Rhiged lived in what later became the northern English counties of
Cumberland,
Westmorland, and
Lancashire.
Early Origins of the Browman family
The surname Browman was first found in
Westmorland, at Brougham Castle a medieval building about 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east of Penrith in what is now known as
Cumbria. “The De Burghams held it
temp. Edward the Confessor.”
[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lowe, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print. This castle was built on an ancient Roman fort named Brocavum and was originally at the intersection of three Roman roads.
Early History of the Browman family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Browman research.
Another 165 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1050, 1778, 1868, 1665, 1698, 1778, 1868, 1780 and 1833 are included under the topic Early Browman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Browman Spelling Variations
Spelling and translation were hardly exact sciences in Medieval
Scotland. Sound, rather than any set of rules, was the basis for spellings, so one name was often spelled different ways even within a single document.
Spelling variations are thus an extremely common occurrence in Medieval Scottish names. Browman has been spelled Brougham, Bruham, Browham and others.
Early Notables of the Browman family (pre 1700)
Notable amongst the family at this time was Henry Brougham (1665-1698), an English divine from Scales Hall, Cumberland; Henry Peter Brougham, 1st
Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778-1868), Scottish born British statesman who...
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Migration of the Browman family to Ireland
Some of the Browman family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Browman family to the New World and Oceana
Such hard times forced many to leave their homeland in search of opportunity across the Atlantic. Many of these families settled along the east coast of North America in communities that would become the backbones of the young nations of the United States and Canada. The ancestors of many of these families have rediscovered their roots in the 20th century through the establishment of
Clan societies and other patriotic Scottish organizations. Among them:
Browman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Edward Browman, who arrived in Virginia in 1718 [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
The Browman Motto
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Pro rege lege grege
Motto Translation: For King, the law, and the people.