Callow History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. 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 Callow were among those contributors:

Callow Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

• Christian Callow who settled in New England in 1698

Callow Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• John R Callow, who arrived in America in 1807 1
• John Callow, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1813

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Callow Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

• Stephen Callow, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1749
• Mr. Thomas Callow U.E. who arrived at Port Roseway [Shelburne], Nova Scotia on October 26, 1783 was passenger number 202 aboard the ship "HMS Clinton", picked up on September 28, 1783 at Staten Island, New York 2
• Mrs. Ann Callow U.E. who arrived at Port Roseway [Shelburne], Nova Scotia on October 26, 1783 was passenger number 302 aboard the ship "HMS Clinton", picked up on September 28, 1783 at Staten Island, New York 2
• Miss Mary Callow U.E. (b. 1769), aged 14 who arrived at Port Roseway [Shelburne], Nova Scotia on October 26, 1783 was passenger number 343 aboard the ship "HMS Clinton", picked up on September 28, 1783 at Staten Island, New York 2
• Mr. John Callow U.E. (b. 1766), aged 17 who arrived at Port Roseway [Shelburne], Nova Scotia on October 26, 1783 was passenger number 342 aboard the ship "HMS Clinton", picked up on September 28, 1783 at Staten Island, New York 2

Callow Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

• Mr. Henry Callow, English convict who was convicted in Surrey, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Dromedary" on 11th September 1819, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 3
• Mr. John Callow, English convict who was convicted in Warwick, Warwickshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Champion" on 24th May 1827, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 4
• Elizabeth Callow, English convict from Chester, who was transported aboard the "Arab" on December 14, 1835, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 5
• Mr. David Callow, British Convict who was convicted in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England for 10 years, transported aboard the "Asia" on 25th April 1840, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 6

Callow Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

• Robert Callow, aged 35, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Sir Charles Forbes" in 1842
• Emily Callow, aged 22, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Sir Charles Forbes" in 1842

• William Grant Callow (b. 1921), American jurist
• John Callow (1822-1878), English artist, born in London on 19 July 1822 7
• William Callow (1812-1908), English landscape painter, engraver and water colourist
• Simon Philip Hugh Callow (b. 1949), English stage, film and television actor
• Henry Callow CBE, Manx former Second Deemster in the Isle of Man
• Robert Kenneth Callow FRS (1901-1983), British biochemist, known for his work at the National Institute for Medical Research and his pioneering work on on steroids, vitamin D, and the synthesis of cortisone
• Eleanor Callow Squirt (b. 1927), Canadian female left fielder for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (1947-1954)