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The roots of the ancient Scottish name Glove are found among the people of a tribe known as the Picts. Glove is a name for a glovemaker, which was an important trade during medieval times. In Latin documents the surname Glove is rendered cirothecarius, which means glovemaker in that language.
The surname Glove was first found in Perthshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt) former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Glove research. Another 120 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1426, 1440, 1602, 1625, 1650, 1680, 1688 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Glove History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
The appearance of the printing press and the first dictionaries in the last few hundred years did much to standardize spelling. Prior to that time scribes spelled according to sound, a practice that resulted in many spelling variations. Glove has been spelled Glover, Glovere and others.
Notable amongst the Clan at this time was
Another 57 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
The expense of the crossing to the North American colonies seemed small beside the difficulties of remaining in Scotland. It was a long and hard trip, but at its end lay the reward of freedom. Some Scots remained faithful to England and called themselves United Empire Loyalists, while others fought in the American War of Independence. Much of this lost Scottish heritage has been recovered in the last century through Clan societies and other patriotic Scottish organizations. A search of immigration and passenger lists revealed many important, early immigrants to North America bearing the name of Glove: