Howsley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Howsley

What does the name Howsley mean?

Howsley is a name whose history is connected to the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Howsley family once lived in the settlement of Housley Hall in Ecclesfield in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Early Origins of the Howsley family

The surname Howsley was first found in Yorkshire, where they held a family seat from medieval times.

Early History of the Howsley family

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Howsley Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Howsley family name include Housely, Houseley, Hously, Housley and others.

Early Notables of the Howsley family

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Howsley migration to the United States +

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Howsley surname or a spelling variation of the name include:

Howsley Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joseph Howsley to Philadelphia in 1858