Bushe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The Anglo-Saxon name Bushe comes from when the family resided by a bush. The surname Bushe is derived from the Old English words busk and busche, which both are ultimately derived from the Old English word busc, which means bush. "This word, now applied to a low thick tree, formerly meant a whole wood or grove." 1

Early Origins of the Bushe family

The surname Bushe was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

Early History of the Bushe family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bushe research. Another 150 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1490, 1517, 1558 and 1797 are included under the topic Early Bushe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bushe Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Bushe has been recorded under many different variations, including Bush, Bushe, Boush, Busche, Busch, Boushe and others.

Early Notables of the Bushe family

Distinguished members of the family include

Paul Bush (or Bushe) (1490-1558), an English Augustinian and first bishop of Bristol...

Migration of the Bushe family to Ireland

Some of the Bushe family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 32 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bushe migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Bushe or a variant listed above:

Bushe Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Roger Bushe, who landed in Virginia in 1650 2
Roger Bushe, who settled in Virginia in 1654

Bushe Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

George Bushe, who arrived in New York, NY in 1836 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Bushe (post 1700) +

James Bushe, American producer and director, known for Cannibals and Carpet Fitters (2017), Predator Dark Ages (2015) and Blackout (2012)
Morgan Bushe, Irish Melbourne International Film Festival Award winning producer, known for Nothing Personal (2009), The Surprise (2015), The Runway (2010) and Colony (2009)
Letitia Bushe (1705-1757), Irish watercolourist and miniaturist
Jonathan Alexander Bushe (b. 1978), former Irish cricketer
Edwin Alexander "Eddie" Bushe (b. 1951), former Irish cricketer
Charles Kendal Bushe (1767-1843), Irish lawyer and jurist, nicknamed the "silver-tongued Bushe," he held the positions of Solicitor-General for Ireland (1805-1822) and Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench for Ireland (1822-1841)
Gervase Parker Bushe (1744-1793), Irish landowner and politician, Member of Parliament for Granard (1767-1776), High Sheriff of County Kilkenny (1767-1776), Member of Parliament for Kilkenny City (1778-1783)
Sir Egerton Bushe Coghill (1853-1921), 5th Baronet, an Irish painter

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. 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)