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![Show Contents]() Bulwart History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The name Bulwart is Anglo-Saxon in origin. It was a name given to a person who worked as a bull herder or a keeper of cattle. The surname Bulwart is a name for the bull-herd, and is derived from the Old English word Bulluc, which literally means bullherder. [1] Another source notes a similar origin of the name: "bull-ward-either the man who presided over the sport of bull-baiting, or the one who had the care of the 'townbull.' " [2] Early Origins of the Bulwart familyThe surname Bulwart was first found in Wiltshire where the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 listed Geoffrey Bolhard as one of the first listings of the family. The same source listed Fulco Bulard as holding lands at that time in Kent. [3] Early History of the Bulwart familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bulwart research. Another 219 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1198, 1273, 1275, 1500, 1524, 1672, 1672, 1806 and 1500 are included under the topic Early Bulwart History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bulwart Spelling VariationsUntil the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Bulwart include Bullard, Buliard, Bolhard, Bulard, Bulward and others. Early Notables of the Bulwart family (pre 1700)Another 33 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bulwart Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Bulwart familyThousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Bulwart were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: Robert Bullard who arrived in New England in 1634 and Henry Bullard who sailed to Virginia in 1636. Major-General Robert Lee Bullard, who was born at Youngsboro in Alabama in 1861.
- Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
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