| ![Show Contents]() Scholles History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of SchollesWhat does the name Scholles mean? The ancestry of the name Scholles dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in the village of Scholes in the parish of Barwick in the West Riding of Yorkshire. At the time of the taking of the Domesday Book in 1086 Scholes was the site of three churches and three mills. Early Origins of the Scholles familyThe surname Scholles was first found in Yorkshire where the name is associated with the village of Scholes in the parish of Barwick which is about nine miles from Leeds, in the West Riding of that county. In 1086 this parish was held by Ilbert de Lacy, and was the site of 3 Churches and 3 mills, today there are still the remains of a bailey, a moat, and a Saxon cross. Early History of the Scholles familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Scholles research. Another 70 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1275, 1285, 1332 and 1379 are included under the topic Early Scholles History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Scholles Spelling VariationsSpelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Scholles have been found, including Scholes, Scholl, Scholles, Schoall, Schoalles, Scole, Scoles, Scoyles, Scoyle, Scayle, Scayles, Schoales and many more. Early Notables of the Scholles familyMore information is included under the topic Early Scholles Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Scholles family to IrelandSome of the Scholles family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 50 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Scholles migration to the United States | + |
Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Scholles, or a variant listed above:
Scholles Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Mr. Gustav Scholles, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Elisa & Char."
- Nikolaus Scholles, who arrived in America in 1862 1
- 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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