Bonallough History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Bonallough family

Early History of the Bonallough family

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Bonallough Spelling Variations

The spellings of Scottish names dating from the medieval era often bear little resemblance to those seen today. They vary enormously because scribes in that time spelled according to their ears. Some spelling variations of the name Bonallough include Bonally, Bonelly, Bonallo, Bonalo, Bonaly, Bonnella, Bonela, Bonello and many more.

Early Notables of the Bonallough family

Notable amongst the family at this time was David Bonallo, an unusual spelling but not an exception in Scottish surnames, e.g. Dalgarno and Dalgarto. James Bonnell (1653-1699), was Accountant-General of Ireland, "a man eminent for his saintly life, was...
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Migration of the Bonallough family

The farms of Scottish settlers soon dotted the east coast of the colonies that would become the nations of the United States and Canada. Many of those migrants and their children went on to play important roles in the founding the great nations of North America. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Scottish name Bonallough or a variant listed above, including: Alexander Bonaley who settled in Virginia in 1624.