| ![Show Contents]() Quarrels History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of QuarrelsWhat does the name Quarrels mean? Quarrels is a name whose history is connected to the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Quarrels family once lived in the county of Norfolk. Quarrels is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. In this case the Quarrels family lived at the quarel, which simply meant that the family resided near a quarry. Early Origins of the Quarrels familyThe surname Quarrels was first found in Norfolk where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects. Early History of the Quarrels familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Quarrels research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1420, 1592, 1625, 1644, 1665, 1698 and 1727 are included under the topic Early Quarrels History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Quarrels 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 Quarrels family name include Quarles, Quarell, Quarrells and others. Early Notables of the Quarrels familyFrancis Quarles (1592-1644), an English poet, best known for his Emblem book aptly entitled Emblems; and John Quarles (1625-1665), an English poet, one of the eighteen children of Francis Quarles who is said to have been...
Another 35 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Quarrels Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Quarrels family to IrelandSome of the Quarrels family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Quarrels familyFor 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 Quarrels surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Ellen Quarrell, who came to Virginia in 1638; Anthony Quarrell, who settled in Virginia in 1653; John Quarrell, who came to Nevis in 1654; and George Quarrell, who settled in Jamaica in 1663..
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