A Survey of English Bynames: Brewster

by Mari ingen Briain meic Donnchada (Kathleen M. O'Brien)

© 2002-2012 by Kathleen M. O'Brien. All rights reserved.
Version 1.3, updated 24 June 2012


Brewster
"Occup. 'the brewster,' with the feminine suffix because it was probably a woman's business at first" (Bardsley, p. 132 s.n. Brewster)
"ME brewestere, browestere 'a woman brewer' (1308) NED. cf Brewer. Three-quarters of the examples are names of men." (Reaney & Wilson, p. 63 s.n. Brewster)
 
NameAdditional DescriptionDateSource
Roger Breuestere 1221Reaney & Wilson (p. 63 s.n. Brewster)
EmmalaBreustere 1273Bardsley (p. 132 s.n. Brewster)
EmmaleBreustere 1279Reaney & Wilson (p. 63 s.n. Brewster)
Geoffrey Brouster 1283Reaney & Wilson (p. 63 s.n. Brewster)
Thomas Breustar 1379Bardsley (p. 132 s.n. Brewster)
Isabella Brewester 1379Bardsley (p. 132 s.n. Brewster)
John Browster 1381Reaney & Wilson (p. 63 s.n. Brewster)
Margaret Brewster 1381Reaney & Wilson (p. 63 s.n. Brewster)
Henry Bruster 1383Reaney & Wilson (p. 63 s.n. Brewster)
Robert Brewster 1587Bardsley (p. 132 s.n. Brewster)


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