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The Boake Family roots can be traced back in time to 800 A.D. For 200 years, Vikings originating from Scandanavia terrorized all and sundry in the North Sea and her coasts, including Europe, Britain and Ireland. These rugged and often ruthless men later settled in Scotland, England and Ireland due to overpopulation in Scandanavia, where they became part of the clans of the time. From this, the name “Bok”, meaning Beech Tree was born. Over time, the name has evolved to become the “Boake” as we know it today, and family members can be found all over the world including the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa. The name enjoys a rich history and is immortalised in the pages of “The Beech Tree”, written by one Dorothy Boake Panzer, that contains information on the family from 1333 to 1970. In 1922, during the Battle of Dublin, the Irish Public Records Office located at the Four Courts in Dublin suffered a severe bomb blast and fire that lead to almost all records being destroyed. For this reason, the Irish Boake Genealogy is exceptionally difficult to research. |
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Revision as of 19:07, 14 July 2012
Family name / surname : Boake Origins : Scandanavian Earliest ancestors : Vikings
The Boake Family roots can be traced back in time to 800 A.D. For 200 years, Vikings originating from Scandanavia terrorized all and sundry in the North Sea and her coasts, including Europe, Britain and Ireland. These rugged and often ruthless men later settled in Scotland, England and Ireland due to overpopulation in Scandanavia, where they became part of the clans of the time. From this, the name “Bok”, meaning Beech Tree was born. Over time, the name has evolved to become the “Boake” as we know it today, and family members can be found all over the world including the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa. The name enjoys a rich history and is immortalised in the pages of “The Beech Tree”, written by one Dorothy Boake Panzer, that contains information on the family from 1333 to 1970. In 1922, during the Battle of Dublin, the Irish Public Records Office located at the Four Courts in Dublin suffered a severe bomb blast and fire that lead to almost all records being destroyed. For this reason, the Irish Boake Genealogy is exceptionally difficult to research.
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