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![Show Contents]() Sammbrige History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Sammbrige is a name that was brought to England by the ancestors of the Sammbrige family when they migrated to the region after the Norman Conquest in 1066. The Sammbrige family lived in Shropshire. Their name is derived from the Old English word Semebre, and indicates that the original bearer of the name lived near a sandy stream or sandy brook. 1 Early Origins of the Sammbrige familyThe surname Sammbrige was first found in Shropshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Sambrook in that shire. 2 Conjecturally the family name is descended from Turold, a Norman noble, who held the village of Sambrook at the time of the taking of the Domesday Book, 3 a census of England initiated by Duke William of Normandy in 1086, after his conquest of England at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Turold held the village of Sambrook from his tenant-in-chief, the overlord, Earl Roger. The original Saxon name of the village, pre conquest, was Semembre, and the village consisted of a Mill and a few houses. Early History of the Sammbrige familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sammbrige research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1650, 1715 and 1754 are included under the topic Early Sammbrige History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sammbrige Spelling VariationsSpelling variations in names were a common occurrence in the eras before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate regularly changed the spellings of their names as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Sammbrige have been found, including Semembre, Sambrook, Sambrooke, Sembrooke, Sembrook, Sanbrook, Sanbrooke, Sandbrooke, Sandbrook and many more. Early Notables of the Sammbrige familyMore information is included under the topic Early Sammbrige Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Sammbrige familyFor many English families, the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. For such families, the shores of Ireland, Australia, and the New World beckoned. They left their homeland at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. Many arrived after the long voyage sick, starving, and without a penny. But even those were greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. Numerous English settlers who arrived in the United States and Canada at this time went on to make important contributions to the developing cultures of those countries. 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 Sammbrige were among those contributors: John Sambrooke who settled in Barbados in 1660; Thomas Sandbrooke who settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1635.
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
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