| ![Show Contents]() Carlow History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Scotland Ireland The Carlow family saga is rooted in the people of the Pictish Clan of ancient Scotland. The Carlow family lived in Aberdeen (part of the modern Grampian region), where the name can be found since very early times. Early Origins of the Carlow familyThe surname Carlow was first found in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), a historic county, and present day Council Area of Aberdeen, located in the Grampian region of northeastern Scotland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say before the Conquest in 1066. Early History of the Carlow familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Carlow research. Another 118 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1493, 1575, 1592, 1619, 1633, 1638, 1647, 1675, 1747 and 1798 are included under the topic Early Carlow History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Carlow Spelling VariationsPrior to the invention of the printing press in the last hundred years, documents were basically unique. Names were written according to sound, and often appeared differently each time they were recorded. Spelling variations of the name Carlow include Carle, Carley, Carlley, Carrley, Carlie, Carleigh, Carlea, Carlee, Carrlie, Carlies, Carleys, Carleas, Carlay, Carley, Carrlay, Carrley, Carrleys, Karley and many more. Early Notables of the Carlow familyNotable amongst the Clan at this time was Hippolitus Curle (1592-1638), Scottish Jesuit, son of Gilbert Curle, Secretary to Mary Queen of Scots, by his wife, Barbara Mowbray. "He studied in the Scotch seminary at Douay, and entered the Society of Jesus at Tournai. During the second year of his noviceship his aunt, Elizabeth Curle, died at Antwerp (29 March 1619), leaving him sixty thousand florins. The bulk of this fortune he devoted to the use of the seminary at Douay, of which he is...
Another 84 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Carlow Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Carlow family to Ireland
Some of the Carlow 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.
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The freedom of the North American colonies was enticing, and many Scots left to make the great crossing. It was a long and hard journey, but its reward was a place where there was more land than people and tolerance was far easier to come by. Many of these people came together to fight for a new nation in the American War of Independence, while others remained loyal to the old order as United Empire Loyalists. The ancestors of Scots in North America have recovered much of this heritage in the 20th century through Clan societies and other such organizations. A search of immigration and passenger lists revealed many important and early immigrants to North America bearing the name of Carlow:
Carlow Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Owen Carlow, who arrived in Virginia in 1663 1
Carlow Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Alexander Carlow, aged 28, who landed in New York in 1812 1
- Mary Carlow, aged 12, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1851 1
- Michael Carlow, aged 10, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1851 1
| Carlow migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Carlow Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Mr. John Carlow U.E. born in Maine, USA who settled in St. Andrews, Charlotte County, New Brunswick c. 1783 2
- Mr. Martin Carlow U.E. born in Maine, USA who settled in St. Andrews, Charlotte County, New Brunswick c. 1783 2
| Carlow migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Carlow Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- James Carlow, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "La Escocesa" in 1876
- 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
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