Melburn History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Melburn family

The surname Melburn was first found in Northumberland where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Melburn family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Melburn research. Another 121 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1464, 1536, 1622, 1633, 1649, 1660, 1668, 1720 and 1743 are included under the topic Early Melburn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Melburn Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Milburn, Milborne, Milbourn, Milbourne, Milburne, Melbourne and many more.

Early Notables of the Melburn family

Notable amongst the family name during their early history was

Simon Melburn, High Sheriff of Herefordshire in 1464

Melburn migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Melburn Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Henry Melburn, who arrived in Mississippi in 1799 1

Melburn migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Melburn Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Arthur Melburn, (Melbin), English farmer who was convicted in Liverpool, Merseyside, England for 15 years for robbery, transported aboard the "Clara" on 19th March 1857, arriving in Western Australia, Australia, he died in 1899 2

Citations +

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)
Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 11th February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/clara