The surname Harbottles was first found in at Harbottle a village and civil parish in Northumberland, near the Scottish border. The village is the site of Harbottle Castle built during the reign of Edward I. The castle was built to protect invaders from Scotland was built and held by the Umfraville family. It sustained the reiterated attacks of the whole Scottish army in 1296 and was the site of the birth of a daughter in 1518 to Margaret, Queen Dowager of Scotland, who had lived there since 1515, after her marriage with the Earl of Angus.
Early History of the Harbottles family
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Harbottles Spelling Variations
During the era when a person's name, tribe and posterity was one of his most important possessions, many different spellings were found in the archives examined. Harbottles occurred in many references, and spelling variations of the name found included Harbottle, Harbotel, Hardbottle, Harbottles and others.
Early Notables of the Harbottles family
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Migration of the Harbottles family
Gradually becoming disenchanted with life in Ireland many of these uprooted families sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. These overcrowded ships often arrived with only 60 to 70% of their original passenger list, many dying of illness and the elements, were buried at sea. In North America, early immigrants bearing the family name Harbottles, or a spelling variation of the surname include: John Harbottle who arrived in Maryland in 1685; John Harbattle arrived in Virginia in 1652.
