The surname Gowlands was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1583 when John Gowland held estates.
Early History of the Gowlands family
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Gowlands Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Gowland, Gowlands and others.
Early Notables of the Gowlands family
Gowlands of Moor Monkton in the West Riding of Yorkshire
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Migration of the Gowlands family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers, who arrived along the eastern seaboard, from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands.
