Harowsmord is a name that was formed by the Anglo-Saxon society of old Britain. The name was thought to have been used for someone who once worked as a person who made arrows, or more specifically the maker of the iron tips for arrows.
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Early Origins of the Harowsmord family
The surname Harowsmord was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D.
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Early History of the Harowsmord family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Harowsmord research. Another 81 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1585, 1602, 1616, 1619, 1623, 1628 and 1659 are included under the topic Early Harowsmord History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Harowsmord Spelling Variations
Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Harowsmord include Arrowsmyth, Arrowsmith, Arrowsmythe, Arrowsmithe and others.
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Early Notables of the Harowsmord family
Distinguished members of the family include Saint Edmund Arrowsmith SJ (1585-1628), one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales of the Roman Catholic Church. "Sometimes known as Bradshaw and Rigby, [he] was born in 1585 at Haddock, in the parish of Winwick, near Warrington, Lancashire. His father was Robert Arrowsmith, a yeoman, and his mother Margery was a lady of the ancient family of Gerard. Both his... Another 68 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Harowsmord Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Harowsmord family
Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Harowsmord were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: Elizabeth Arrowsmith who settled in America in 1718; followed by John in 1734; and Martha in 1737; Thomas Arrowsmith settled in Virginia in 1670; Daniel Arrowsmith settled in Savanna, GA. in 1865..
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