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![Show Contents]() Gouldsbroe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The origins of the Gouldsbroe surname lie with the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name Gouldsbroe began when someone in that family worked as a goldsmith, or jeweller refiner or gilder. The surname Gouldsbroe was also a nickname for someone with bright yellow hair which referred to gold. Early Origins of the Gouldsbroe familyThe surname Gouldsbroe was first found in Yorkshire at Goldsborough, a parish, in the Upper division of the wapentake of Claro, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Goldsborough Hall, built in the reign of James I., is the property of the Earl of Harewood. 1 The parish dates back to at least the Domesday Book of 1086 where it was recorded as Godenesburg. By 1170, it was known as Godelesburc and literally meant "stronghold of a man called Godel." 2 Today this stately home has been fully restored to its finest glory. In the Church of St. Mary, there are memorials to Richard de Goldsburgh (d.1308) and his son (d.1333), both are effigies of an armoured knight. Early History of the Gouldsbroe familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gouldsbroe research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1548, 1568, 1584, 1598, 1604, 1606, 1618, 1626, 1691, 1693 and 1702 are included under the topic Early Gouldsbroe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gouldsbroe Spelling VariationsOne relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Gouldsbroe has appeared include Goldesborough, Goldsbrough, Goldisbrough, Goldsborough and many more. Early Notables of the Gouldsbroe familyNotables of the family at this time include John Goldsburgh, of Godmanchester, Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire in 1626.
Godfrey Goldsborough (1548-1604), was Bishop of Gloucester, born in 1548 in the town of Cambridge. On 28 Aug. 1598 he was elected bishop of Gloucester, and he was consecrated at Lambeth on 12 Nov. Before leaving London he made a will, dated 7 March 1691, wherein he described himself as 'of Bethnall Green, in the county of Middlesex, knight, being bound on a voyage to the East India beyond the seas in the shipp Berkly Castle'. Not long after his death his widow...
Another 156 words (11 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Gouldsbroe Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Gouldsbroe familyAt this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Gouldsbroe arrived in North America very early: Thomas Goldsborough who settled in Jamaica in 1686; John Goldsborough settled in Maryland in 1774.
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
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