| ![Show Contents]() Palliser History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of PalliserWhat does the name Palliser mean? The ancient name of Palliser finds its origins with the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from a name for 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 Palliser familyThe surname Palliser 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 Palliser familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Palliser 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 Palliser History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Palliser Spelling VariationsSound 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 Palliser family name include Paliser, Palliser, Pallisar, Palisar, Palister and many more. Early Notables of the Palliser 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 Palliser family to IrelandSome of the Palliser 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.
| Palliser migration to the United States | + |
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, 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 Palliser surname or a spelling variation of the name include :
Palliser Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Thomas Palliser, who arrived in Virginia in 1682
Palliser Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Patrick Palliser, who settled in America in 1740
Palliser Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Margarite Palliser, aged 24, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1839 3
- Diego Palliser, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1896 3
| Palliser migration to Australia | + |
Palliser Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. George Palliser, (b. 1811), aged 20, English farm labourer who was convicted in West Riding, Yorkshire, England for 7 years for larceny, transported aboard the "Exmouth" on 3rd March 1831, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died in 1875 4
| Contemporary Notables of the name Palliser (post 1700) | + |
- Sir Arthur Palliser (b. 1922), English Diplomat, KCMG, Permanent Under Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser (1722-1796), British diplomat, 18th-century governor of Newfoundland
- Charles Palliser (b. 1947), British (American-born), novelist
- Sir William Palliser (1830-1882), British politician, cavalryman and gunnery expert, Member of the UK Parliament (1880-1882)
- John Palliser (b. 1817), Canadian (Irish-born) geographer and explorer, and a Sheriff of Waterford, Ireland
- 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)
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 25th May 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/exmouth
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