Scoles History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsScoles is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in the village of Scholes in the parish of Barwick in the West Riding of Yorkshire. At the time of the taking of the Domesday Book in 1086 Scholes was the site of three churches and three mills. Early Origins of the Scoles familyThe surname Scoles was first found in Yorkshire where the name is associated with the village of Scholes in the parish of Barwick which is about nine miles from Leeds, in the West Riding of that county. In 1086 this parish was held by Ilbert de Lacy, and was the site of 3 Churches and 3 mills, today there are still the remains of a bailey, a moat, and a Saxon cross. Early History of the Scoles familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Scoles research. Another 70 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1275, 1285, 1332 and 1379 are included under the topic Early Scoles History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Scoles Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Scoles family name include Scholes, Scholl, Scholles, Schoall, Schoalles, Scole, Scoles, Scoyles, Scoyle, Scayle, Scayles, Schoales and many more. Early Notables of the Scoles familyMore information is included under the topic Early Scoles Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Scoles RankingIn the United States, the name Scoles is the 18,452nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 Migration of the Scoles family to IrelandSome of the Scoles family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Scoles surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Scoles Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Scoles Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Scoles Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
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