Redborn History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Redborn family

The surname Redborn was first found in Huntingdonshire, a historic county in England, now part of the county of Cambridgeshire. The family name was first referenced in the year 1273 when John Redeborne held estates in this shire. Radbourne is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire. 1

Radbourne Hall is an 18th-century country house and now the home of the Chandos-Pole family. The hall has been held by the Chanods family since the Norman Conquest. Redbourn is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire dating back to the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was first listed as Redborne. 2

The place name literally means "reedy stream," from the Old English words "hreod" + "burna." 3

Early History of the Redborn family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Redborn research. Another 63 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1399, 1400, 1401, 1416, 1442 and 1460 are included under the topic Early Redborn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Redborn Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Redborn has undergone many spelling variations, including Radborn, Radborne, Redborn, Redborne, Redbourne, Radbourne, Redeborn, Radeborne, Radebourne, Radburn, Redburn, Radbron and many more.

Early Notables of the Redborn family

Distinguished members of the family include Thomas Rudborne or Rodeburne (died 1442), English divine, Bishop of St. Davids, probably a native of Rodbourne, Wiltshire. He was educated at Merton College, Oxford, where he was bursar 1399-1400, and was proctor of the university in 1399 and 1401. He was elected...
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Migration of the Redborn family

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Redborn were among those contributors: Thomas Radborne, and John Radborn, bonded passengers, who came to America in 1754; Thomas Radbone, who arrived in New York, NY in 1820; and Joseph Radbourn, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1844..

Citations +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
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)