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Researching the Brebner and Bremner Families Worldwide since 1988
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Introduction
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Welcome to the Brebner/Bremner Genealogy Pages. Since starting the research of my own
Brebner family from Aberdeen almost twenty years ago, I have been accumulating information on all
Brebner/Bremner
families worldwide. Much of that information is available here in a series of
searchable databases,
biographies,
monumental inscriptions and
compiled genealogies.
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While the most common spellings of the name are Bremner and Brebner, other
variations, Bramner, Brebber, Brember, Brimner,
Brymner, as well as the rarer Brebidar and Brabendar forms often appear.
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Many of these spellings were used interchangeably, and even as late as the twentieth century, those spellings could
vary year by year. Much depended on the literacy of the individual, and more usually, the literacy of the
recording clerk. The
origins of the name also makes interesting reading, although I have yet to prove
any of my (or anyone else's!)
ancestors' families back to those 14th century Flemish weavers, the 'Brabanders' that left their profession and homeland
to take the name to Scotland.
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My goal is to link as many of those separate Brebner/Bremner family groups as is possible. This is a large
project, and while I now have over
400 family genealogies listed by area, I welcome any new information, and especially
any corrections to my data.
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If this is your first visit to my site, please have a look here for some helpful
pointers to make the most of your time. For those of you who have stopped by before, a quick look at
current updates will let you know what's new. My
quarterly newsletters also have more general information
about research in Scotland that may also be of interest.
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I would especially like to hear from you if you think you may be related to my own Brebner genealogy.
Who am I? Look here
for some more information about me.
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John A. Brebner, c 1950.
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John A. Brebner 2007
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