Budgen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

For many English families, the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. For such families, the shores of Ireland, Australia, and the New World beckoned. They left their homeland at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. Many arrived after the long voyage sick, starving, and without a penny. But even those were greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. Numerous English settlers who arrived in the United States and Canada at this time went on to make important contributions to the developing cultures of those countries. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Budgen were among those contributors:

Budgen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• George Budgen, who arrived in America in 1889 1

Budgen Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

• Mr. James Budgen, (b. 1826), aged 17, English servant who was convicted in Sussex, England for 15 years for burglary transported aboard the "Forfarshire" on 24th June 1843, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1852 2
• Mr. Henry Budgen, English convict who was convicted in Buckinghamshire, England for 10 years, transported aboard the "Equestrian" on 30th June 1845, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Island) 3
• Richard Budgen, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Cromwell" in 1849 4

• Frank Budgen (1882-1971), English painter
• Frank Budgen (1954-2015), British commercial director and co-founder of Gorgeous Enterprises, a London-based film production company
• Nicholas Budgen, M.P
• Nicholas William Budgen (1937-1998), British Conservative Party politician
• John Budgen, founder of Budgens supermarket chain operate in 1872