Burlston History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Burlston

Burlston is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in the village of Burleston in Dorset.

Early Origins of the Burlston family

Early History of the Burlston family

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Burlston Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Burlston family name include Burleson, Burleston, Burlison, Burlyson, Burlson and many more.

Early Notables of the Burlston family

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Migration of the Burlston family

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Burlston surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Hopson Burleson who arrived in Texas in 1835 and R. Burleson who arrived in San Francisco in 1856.