| ![Show Contents]() Pallis History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of PallisWhat does the name Pallis mean? Pallis is an Anglo-Saxon name. The name was originally given to a person who made palings or fences. 1 "The palliser (the French palis, a pale, a stake) was a kind of parker, one who guarded or fenced enclosures." 2 Early Origins of the Pallis familyThe surname Pallis was first found in Wakefield, Yorkshire where Roger Palesar was recorded as holding lands in 1315. Later in Staffordshire, Richard Palicer was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for 1381. 1 So as to underscore the Yorkshire heritage, the Fabric Rolls of York Minster: Wills and Inventories (Surtees Society) lists: John Pallyser, Yorkshire; Thomas Palysar, Yorkshire; William Pallyster, Yorkshire; and John Palyster, Yorkshire. 2 Religious conflicts claimed many lives over the years including "The Rev. Thomas Palaser, or Pallicer, born at Ellerton-upon-Swale, a Roman Catholic priest, executed for his religion at Durham, Aug. 9, 1600." (Old Yorkshire) Early History of the Pallis familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pallis research. Another 66 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1520, 1646, 1660, 1668, 1669, 1670, 1678, 1694, 1722, 1723, 1726, 1735, 1740, 1741, 1743, 1744, 1749, 1793, 1794, 1796, 1807, 1830, 1844, 1847, 1853, 1855, 1856, 1858, 1859, 1860, 1862, 1864, 1871, 1882, 1887 and 1912 are included under the topic Early Pallis History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Pallis Spelling VariationsOne relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Pallis has appeared include Paliser, Palliser, Pallisar, Palisar, Palister and many more. Early Notables of the Pallis family- William Palliser (1646-1726), Archbishop of Cashel, son of John Palliser, born at Kirkby Wisk in Yorkshire, and received his early education at Northallerton under John Smith. At the age of fourteen h...
- Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser (1723-1796), of an old family long settled in Yorkshire, the son of Hugh Palliser, a captain in the army, who was wounded at Almanza. His mother was a daughter of Humphrey Ro...
Migration of the Pallis family to IrelandSome of the Pallis family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 108 words (8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Pallis migration to the United States | + |
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Pallis arrived in North America very early:
Pallis Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Joseph Pallis, who landed in America in 1799 3
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- 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)
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