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Early Origins of the Burrard family

The surname Burrard was first found in Brittany where the family has held a family seat from very ancient times. 1

The family were also elected to the nobility at Montalet-Alais in Languedoc and became the Marquis of Montalet St. Pierre, as well as the Marquis of Montalet-Alais. They were strongly represented in the province of Lyonnais. Under the spelling Beraud they became the Marquis Croissy in Ile-de-France, and settled in Courville in Languedoc.

Early History of the Burrard family

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Burrard Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Berard, Berar, Berare, Berars, Berart, Berad, Berrard, Berrar, Berrare, Berrars, Berrart, Berrad, Barrard, Berard and many more.

Early Notables of the Burrard family

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Migration of the Burrard family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: a Berard, who settled in Philadelphia in 1796; Michel Bérard, son of François Bérard and Madeleine Renaud married Françoise Meunier, daughter of Franç.


Contemporary Notables of the name Burrard (post 1700) +

  • Sir Harry Burrard (1755-1813), British general, the elder son of George Burrard of Walhampton, Hampshire, who was the third son of Paul Burrard, M.P. for Lymington from 1706 to 1736 2


  1. Hozier, Charles D, and Antoine Bachelin-Delforenne. État présent De La Noblesse française (1883-1887): Contenant Le Distionnaire De La Noblesse Contemporaine Et Larmorial général De France, Dapres Les Manuscrits De Ch. D Hozier. Librairie Des Bibliophiles, 1884. Print.
  2. Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 5 Feb. 2019


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