names to come from Britain, Barraclough is one of the most ancient. The name is a result of the original family having lived near Wakefield in Yorkshire.
from ancient times.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Barraclough research.
Another 120 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1315, 1493, 1561, 1608, 1626, 1631, 1690, and 1765 are included under the topic Early Barraclough History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few
hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time,
spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Barraclough has been spelled many different ways, including Barraclough, Burraclough, Baraclough, Baracluff, Barrowclough, Barnaclough, Berecloth, Berrycloth, Baricloughe, Bereclough, Barrayclught, Beraclough, Barraclue, Baroclough, Barracliff and many more.
Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Barracloughs to arrive in North America:
Barraclough Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Thomas Barraclough, who sailed to New York in 1823
- Abel Barraclough, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1864
Barraclough Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
- William Barraclough, who was living in Waterloo County, Ontario in 1877
Barraclough Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century
- Miss C Barraclough, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1907
- Harry Barraclough, who landed in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1907
Barraclough Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
- Mr. John Barraclough, Australian settler travelling from Melbourne, Victoria aboard the ship "Dunedin" arriving in Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand on 12th March 1860 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html - Mrs. Barraclough, Australian settler travelling from Melbourne, Victoria aboard the ship "Dunedin" arriving in Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand on 12th March 1860 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html - Miss Barraclough, Australian settler travelling from Melbourne, Victoria aboard the ship "Dunedin" arriving in Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand on 12th March 1860 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html - Thomas Barraclough, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Ernestina" in 1865
- Mr. Thomas Barraclough, (b. 1841), aged 32, English mason from Yorkshire travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Surat" going to Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand in 1873, the ship sunk at the Catlins River all the passengers were transported to Dunedin via various rescure vessels [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html - ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)