The name Marrows came to
England with the ancestors of the Marrows family in the
Norman Conquest of 1066. The Marrows family lived in
Leicestershire. Their name, however, is a reference to the family's place of residence prior to the
Norman Conquest of
England in 1066, Marriot in
Normandy. While many of the family settled in
England, some stayed behind in
Normandy as shown by Richard Mareta who was listed there (1180-1195.)
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The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X) Early Origins of the Marrows family
The surname Marrows was first found in
Somerset at Merriott, a parish, in the union of Chard,
hundred of Crewkerne.
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Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print. This parish was listed in the
Domesday Book of 1086 as Meriet
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Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8) and possibly meant "boundary gate," from the Old English words "maere" + "geat."
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Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4) Some of the first listings of the name include: Alric
filius Meriet; and Aelric Meriete in 1066 and Aegel filius Mergeati c. 1086. Symon Meriet was listed in the Assize Rolls of 1202.
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Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X) The
Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 listed: John de Meriet in Lincolnshire; and Simon de Meriet in
Somerset.
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Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Early History of the Marrows family
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Marrows Spelling Variations
The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries. For that reason,
spelling variations are common among many Anglo-Norman names. The shape of the English language was frequently changed with the introduction of elements of Norman French, Latin, and other European languages; even the spelling of literate people's names were subsequently modified. Marrows has been recorded under many different variations, including Marriott, Mariott, Marriot, Marritt, Marrot, Marrotte, Mariatt, Maryet, Maryott, Marryatt, Mariate, Merritt, Merriott and many more.
Early Notables of the Marrows family (pre 1700)
Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Augustine Marriott of London; Christopher Merret (Merrett)
FRS (1614-1695), an English physician and scientist, the first to document the deliberate addition of sugar for the production...
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Migration of the Marrows family to Ireland
Some of the Marrows family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Marrows family to the New World and Oceana
To escape the uncertainty of the political and religious uncertainty found in
England, many English families boarded ships at great expense to sail for the colonies held by Britain. The passages were expensive, though, and the boats were unsafe, overcrowded, and ridden with disease. Those who were hardy and lucky enough to make the passage intact were rewarded with land, opportunity, and social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families went on to be important contributors to the young nations of Canada and the United States where they settled. Marrowss were some of the first of the immigrants to arrive in North America: Robert Marriott settled in Jamaica in 1679; Samuel Marriott settled in Virginia in 1774; Henry Marriot settled in Virginia in 1646; Edward Marriott settled in Annapolis in 1758.