| ![Show Contents]() Barlows History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of BarlowsWhat does the name Barlows mean? The ancient roots of the Barlows family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Barlows comes from when the family lived in either Lancashire, Derbyshire, or Yorkshire, where there were places named Barlow. In Yorkshire, Barlow is an area in the parish of Brayton in the West Riding. Early Origins of the Barlows familyThe surname Barlows was first found in Barlow, Manchester. "The Lancashire Barlows spring from Barlow Hale and Barlow Moor, near Manchester. The name has ramified in an extraordinary manner. Barlow is also a parish in Derbyshire, near Chesterfield, but nearly all our Barlows trace back to the neighbourhood of Manchester. The Barlows of Barlow Hale (whence William Barlow, bishop of Lincoln, born about 1550) were seated there so early as 20 Richard II (during the twentieth year of Richard II's reign.) The first entry below probably represents Barlow, a chapelry in the parish of Brayton, West Riding Yorkshire. " 1 The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 listed Johannes de Berlowe as holding lands there at that time. "The Lancashire Barlows included an ancient knightly family of Barlow Hall, near Manchester, in the 16th and 17th centuries, and carried their pedigree back to the reign of Edward I. " 2 Early History of the Barlows familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Barlows research. Another 173 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1304, 1550, 1583, 1584, 1585, 1607, 1620, 1626, 1634, 1639, 1656, 1676, 1691, 1704, 1719 and 1932 are included under the topic Early Barlows History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Barlows Spelling VariationsOne relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Barlows has appeared include Barlow, Barlowe, Barlo, Barloe and others. Early Notables of the Barlows familyArthur Barlowe (ca. 1550-1620), one of two British captains who, under the direction of Sir Walter Raleigh, left England in 1584 to find land in North America to claim for Queen Elizabeth I of England, he landed at what is now known as the Pamlico Sound of North Carolina; Dom William Rudesind Barlow (1585-1656), generally known during his adult life as Rudesind Barlow, an English Benedictine, a recusant educationalist, and rector...
Another 71 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Barlows Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Barlows family to IrelandSome of the Barlows family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Barlows familyAt this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Barlows arrived in North America very early: Elizabeth Barlow who settled in Virginia in 1698; and Henry Barlow settled in Virginia in 1623; Abraham, Alfred, Ashton, Benjamin, Charles, Edward, George, Henry, James, John, Noah, Robert and Thomas Barlow, all landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 1771 and 1863.
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: En foi prest
Motto Translation: Ready in faith.
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
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