The O'Brennans of Castlecomer
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The O'Brennans of Castlecomer
by Patrick Walsh and serialised in the Kilkenny Journal Saturday January 14th 1961 – February 18th 1961
by Patrick Walsh and serialised in the Kilkenny Journal Saturday January 14th 1961 – February 18th 1961
Cumberbatch has been spelt so many different ways. See here for a list of just some of the spelling variations that I have found and for an explanation to to how they may have happened.
The coats of arms, bookplate and heraldry of people with the surname Cumberbatch.
By Bob Cumberbatch www.cumberbatch.org
The coats of arms, bookplate and heraldry of people with the surname Cumberlege.
By Bob Cumberbatch www.cumberbatch.org
The coats of arms, bookplate and heraldry of people with the surname Comberbach.
By Bob Cumberbatch www.cumberbatch.org
The Cumberbatch study has been registered with the Guild of One-Name Studies: Membership Number: 4039.
A one-name study, or surname study, aims to research every recorded occurrence of the surname Cumberbatch and its many variant spellings. This is rather than researching information related to only one family's ancestors or the descendants from one individual or family.
This map shows that there are very few Cumberbatchs in the USA in 1880. The growth of people with this surname in later years suggests that they immigrated to the USA from elsewhere. By Bob Cumberbatch www.cumberbatch.org
Cumberbatch is a surname based on a place called Comberbach which is a small village in Cheshire, England. These maps show the distribution of the surname by 1881.
The origin of the surname Cumberbatch in Barbados is located in the parish of St. Peter. This was the location of several Cumberbatch owned sugar plantations.
Cumberbatch is a modern variant spelling of the ancient surname Comberbach.
Comberbach was inherited from a village called Comberbach. The village is located in Cheshire, England and is a topographical description of the place. The place-name Comberbach means "valley with a stream".
Read about the origin of the surname Cumberbatch.
BY
GEORGE-W MARSHALL, LL.B
LONDON :
1866
Read more: Collections for a Genealogical Account of the Family of Comberbach