Bowland History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Ireland

In its ancient Gaelic form, the Irish name Bowland was written Ó Beollain, formed from a Norse personal name. 1

Early Origins of the Bowland family

The surname Bowland was first found in counties Clare and Sligo (Irish: Sligeach), in the province of Connacht in Northwestern Ireland, where they held a family seat.

Early History of the Bowland family

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Bowland Spelling Variations

The scribes who created documents long before either the Gaelic or English language resembled their standardized versions of today recorded words as they sounded. Consequently, in the Middle Ages the names of many people were recorded under different spellings each time they were written down. Research on the Bowland family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including Boland, Bolan, Boland, O'Boland, O'Bolan, Bolend, Bolen, Bolland, Bollan, Bollend, Bollen, Bowland, Bowlan, Bowlin, Boulland, Bollander, Bolander, Bollinder, Bolinder, Bollendar, Bolendar, Bollandar, Bowlander, Boulander, Bouland and many more.

Early Notables of the Bowland family

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Bowland migration to the United States +

Many Irish families boarded ships bound for North America in the middle of 19th century to escape the conditions of poverty and racial discrimination . Although these immigrants often arrived in a destitute state, they went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of the United States and Canada. An inquiry into many immigration and passenger lists has revealed many early immigrants to North America bearing the Bowland family name:

Bowland Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Bowland, who landed in Virginia in 1650 2
Elizabeth Bowland, who arrived in Maryland in 1665 2

Bowland Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Bowland, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1773 2

Bowland Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Michael Bowland, aged 30, who landed in America in 1822 2

Bowland migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bowland Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. Nicholas Bowland U.E. who settled in Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1783 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Bowland (post 1700) +

Barbara L. Bowland, American Republican politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly 77th District, 2009 4

Citations +

MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
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)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html