Brough Family Organization
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Broughs of Cumberland, England

The lineages of the Broughs of Cumberland, England, extends back to the Renaissance period--during the 1600's--and their descendants can be found in the British Isles and Australia.

A history--along with a number of photos--of the village of Brough in Cumberland (now Cumbria), England, is viewable here.

A famous English rubgy player and coach--James ("Gentleman Jim") Wasdale Brough--was born in 1903 in Cumberland, and died in Cumbria, England, in 1986. More information on him can be found here.

Also, a number of descendant families of the Cumberland Broughs have been documented by the RBFO, and their genealogies are listed below.

Genealogies of the Broughs of Cumberland (PAF 5.2)

Historical Note: Over the years a number of people have asked the BFO if there are any known historical relationships between the "Broughs of Cumberland" and the "Broughs of Staffordshire". While it is known that the Broughs of Staffordshire, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, used the same Brough Coat of Arms shield of "five swans", there is no evidence that the Broughs of Cumberland used such arms. However, some BFO members have suggested that they had heard there were historical agreements and enterprises between some of the Brough families of Cumberland and the Brough families of Staffordshire, Yorkshire and/or Lincolnshire, and that possible relationships may have existed between these families based on similar blood lines, adoption, inheritance, occupation, land ownership, or something else. At the present time, the BFO is conducting research into this and other related possibilities.