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Barraclough Family Crest
Barraclough Family Crest
Barraclough

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Where did the English Barraclough family come from? What is the English Barraclough family crest and coat of arms? When did the Barraclough family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Barraclough family history?

Of all the Anglo-Saxon names to come from Britain, Barraclough is one of the most ancient. The name is a result of the original family having lived near Wakefield in Yorkshire.

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The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Barraclough has been spelled many different ways, including Barraclough, Burraclough, Baraclough, Baracluff, Barrowclough, Barnaclough, Berecloth, Berrycloth, Baricloughe, Bereclough, Barrayclught, Beraclough, Barraclue, Baroclough, Barracliff and many more.

First found in Yorkshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Barraclough research. Another 305 words(22 lines of text) covering the years 1315, 1493, 1561, 1608, 1626, 1631, 1690, and 1765 are included under the topic Early Barraclough History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Barracloughs to arrive in North America:

Barraclough Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Thomas Barraclough, who sailed to New York in 1823
  • Abel Barraclough, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1864

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  • Roy Barraclough (b. 1935), English author
  • Sir John Barraclough (b. 1918), English, Air Chief-Marshal of RAF
  • Sir Samuel Henry Egerton Barraclough (1871-1958), Australian, mechanical engineer
  • Geoffrey Barraclough (1908-1984), British historian and Professor of history


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  2. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
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