| ![Show Contents]() Easterbrooks History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England
Etymology of EasterbrooksWhat does the name Easterbrooks mean? The English name Easterbrooks is topographic in origin; that is, it was originally derived from geographic features of the region in which the first bearer of the name lived. The Middle English "Easter," meant "east," and the name meant "someone who lived to the east of the brook." Early Origins of the Easterbrooks familyThe surname Easterbrooks was first found in Somerset where they held a family seat. The first on record appears to be John le Eastbrook, who is mentioned in a volume called "Kirby's Quest for Somerset," as living in that county during the reign of Edward III, the Confessor (1042-1066). 1 The Saxon influence on English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066: the language of the courts was French for the next three centuries, but Saxon names survived. Early History of the Easterbrooks familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Easterbrooks research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1254, 1296 and 1327 are included under the topic Early Easterbrooks History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Easterbrooks 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 Easterbrooks include Eastbrook, Eastbrooke, Estabrooke, Easterbrook, Estbrook, Estbrooke, Eastbroke, Estabroke, Eastabroke, Estabroke and many more. Early Notables of the Easterbrooks familyMore information is included under the topic Early Easterbrooks Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Easterbrooks migration to Canada | + |
Thousands 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 Easterbrooks were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: Easterbrooks Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Volintine Easterbrooks, who sailed from Newport, Rhode Island, to Falmouth, Nova Scotia in 1760
- Volintine Easterbrooks, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1760
| Contemporary Notables of the name Easterbrooks (post 1700) | + |
- Giles W. Easterbrooks, American politician, Mayor of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 1911 2
- Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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