In ancient
Scotland, Bysby was a Strathclyde-Briton name for someone who lived in East
Renfrewshire at Busby, a village "partly in the parish of East Kilbride, Middle ward of the county of Lanark."
[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print. Alternatively the name could have been derived from Great Busby in
Yorkshire which dates back to the
Domesday Book of 1086 and was listed as Buschebi.
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Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8) In either case, this place name is most likely derived from the Norman
buki, meaning "bush" or "shrub."
Early Origins of the Bysby family
The surname Bysby was first found in
Renfrewshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Rinn Friù), a historic county of
Scotland, today encompassing the Council Areas of
Renfrew, East
Renfrewshire, and Iverclyde, in the Strathclyde region of southwestern
Scotland. The name is derived from "the lands of Busby or Busbie in the parish of Carmunnock,
Renfrewshire. In 1330 the office of notary was conferred on David de Busby of the diocese of Glasgow. "
[3]CITATION[CLOSE]
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3) Further to the south, the
Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 list: Ricardus de Busby, and Adam de Buskeby.
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Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Early History of the Bysby family
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Bysby Spelling Variations
Prior to the first dictionaries, scribes spelled words according to sound. This, and the fact that Scottish names were repeatedly translated from Gaelic to English and back, contributed to the enormous number of
spelling variations in Scottish names. Bysby has been spelled Busby, Busbe, Busbie and others.
Early Notables of the Bysby family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Bysby family to the New World and Oceana
In such difficult times, the difficulties of raising the money to cross the Atlantic to North America did not seem so large compared to the problems of keeping a family together in
Scotland. It was a journey well worth the cost, since it was rewarded with land and freedom the Scots could not find at home. The American
War of Independence solidified that freedom, and many of those settlers went on to play important parts in the forging of a great nation. Among them: Bridget Busby who settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1637; Anne Busby settled in Virginia in 1635; John Busby settled in Delaware in 1682; John Busby settled in Boston in 1637.