Barkewr History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The name Barkewr is Anglo-Saxon in origin. It was a name given to a person who stripped trees of bark for tanning. ^[1] The name Barkewr is also an occupational name for a person who tended sheep at pasture.

Early Origins of the Barkewr family

The surname Barkewr was first found in Cambridgeshire, where one of the first records of the family was Alan le Barkere who was listed there in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273. The same rolls listed Robert Barcarius in Lincolnshire. ^[2]

Important Dates for the Barkewr family

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Barkewr 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 Barkewr include Barker, Barkers, Barkes, Barkess, Barkere, Barkar and others.

Early Notables of the Barkewr family (pre 1700)

Distinguished members of the family include Sir Christopher Barker, a distinguished British diplomat and court official in the 16th century; Sir John Barker, 1st Baronet (c.1609-c. 1652); and his son, Sir John Barker, 2nd Baronet (c.1635-1664); and his son, Sir John Barker, 4th Baronet (1655-1696), an English Baronet and politician, Member of Parliament for Ipswich (1680-1696); and his son, Sir William...
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Migration of the Barkewr family to Ireland

Some of the Barkewr family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Barkewr 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 Barkewr were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: Edmund Barker, who sailed to Maine in 1625; Alice Barker to Virginia in 1648; Samuel Barker to West New Jersey in 1664; Elizabeth Barker to Barbados in 1669.

Citations

1. ^ Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
2. ^ Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)