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![Show Contents]() Tows History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England
Early Origins of the Tows familyThe surname Tows was first found in Devon, where the name was a trade or occupational name for "a comber or carder of wool." 1 2 Early Sussex records show John le Tosere as holding lands in 1249. A few years later, William le Thosers was listed in the Assize Rolls for Somerset in 1280 and later, John Tosere was recorded in Devon in 1333. William le Tesere was found in the Assize Rolls for Somerset in 1275. "The Tozers have been established in Ashburton, [Devon] for more than two centuries. Moses Tozer was an Ashburton tradesman 200 years ago: a family of the name lived there last century, and the name is still to be found there. Henry Tozar, native of North Tawton, was an eminent 17th century divine." 3 Up in Yorkshire, Johannes Tesur was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 and John Toser was listed in the Norfolk Valor Ecclesiasticus, but no date was given. 4 Early History of the Tows familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tows research. Another 111 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1141, 1385, 1445, 1510, 1559, 1600, 1602, 1605, 1650, 1748, 1788, 1801, 1805, 1807, 1808, 1809, 1810, 1812 and 1854 are included under the topic Early Tows History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Tows Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Tose, Towse, Toase, Tows, Towze, Towz, Toaze, Touse and many more. Early Notables of the Tows familyDistinguished members of the family include Henry Tozer (1602-1650), an English Puritan clergyman and academic from North Tawton, Devon. He was elected to the Westminster Assembly but never sat there.
Aaron Tozer (1788-1854), English captain in the navy, born in 1788, entered the navy in June 1801 on board the Phœbe, with Captain Thomas Baker, on the Irish station. He afterwards served in the East Indies and on the home station, and, again with Baker, in the Phœnix, in which on 10 Aug. 1805 he was present at the capture of the French frigate Didon (James, Naval History, iv. 66-74; Troude, Batailles...
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 Tows migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Tows Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Robert Tows, who arrived in Virginia in 1644 5
Tows Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Marie Tows, who landed in New York, NY in 1875 5
- Martin Tows, aged 6, who arrived in New York, NY in 1875 5
- Maria Tows, aged 20, who arrived in New York, NY in 1877 5
- Anna Tows, aged 21, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1877 5
- William Tows, aged 56, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1877 5
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| Tows migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Tows Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Cornelius Tows, who landed in Manitoba in 1874
- Jacob Tows, who landed in Manitoba in 1874
- Johan Tows, who arrived in Manitoba in 1874
- Peter Tows, who landed in Manitoba in 1874
- Wilhelm Tows, who landed in Manitoba in 1875
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- Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges, A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8)
- Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Tows migration to the United States 
Tows migration to Canada 
