Oxby History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Oxby family

The surname Oxby was first found in Norfolk where the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Oxborough, held by Ralph de Limsey, a Norman noble who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. Listed as Oxborrow at that time, the lands contained 2 Mills, a fishery, and 180 sheep. 1

Literally the place name means "fortification where oxen are kept," from the Old English words "oxa" + "burh." 2

Today, Oxburgh is a parish, in the union of Swaffham, hundred of South Greenhoe, 3 Oxborough Hall was erected during the reign of Edward IV. This moated country house has been held by the Bedingfeld family by marriage before 1446 and is now owned by the National Trust.

The first record of the family was found in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 as William de Oxeburgh in Norfolk. 4 A few years later, the Writs of Parliament of 1316 listed Nicholas de Oxeburgh, also in Norfolk. 5

Early History of the Oxby family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Oxby research. Another 131 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1300, 1316, 1450, 1586, 1597, 1611, 1614, 1623, 1659, 1678 and 1988 are included under the topic Early Oxby History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Oxby Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Oxborough, Oxenborough, OxenBerry, Oxborrow, Oxenbury, Oxbury, Ocksenbury, Oxbrow, Oxbury, Oxbry, Oxberry, Oxburgh, Oxburg, Oxenbrig, Oxenbridge, Oxbrigg and many more.

Early Notables of the Oxby family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Laurence Oxburgh (1611-1678), an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659. Thomas Oxborough (died 1623)...
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Oxby migration to Australia +

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

Oxby Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

William Oxby, English convict from Nottingham, who was transported aboard the "Albion" on May 29, 1828, settling in New South Wales, Australia 6

Citations +

Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 24) Albion voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1828 with 192 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/albion/1828