Slough History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Early Origins of the Slough family

The surname Slough was first found in Buckinghamshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times as Lords of the manor, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Slough family

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Slough Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Slough, Sloe, Slow and others.

Early Notables of the Slough family

Slough of Buckinghamshire

Migration of the Slough family to Ireland

Some of the Slough 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.

Slough migration to the United States +

Slough Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Slough, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1732
Michael Slough, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1754
Christian Slough, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1776 2

Slough migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia included the Second Fleet of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Second Fleet

Mr. George Slough, British settler convicted in Hertfordshire, England in 1787, sentenced to 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the ship "Albermarle" leaving in 1790 arriving in New South Wales, Australia in 1791 1

Following the Second Fleet, other convicts and early settlers arriving in Australia include:

Slough Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Frederick John Slough, (b. 1831), aged 11, English convict who was convicted in London, England for 7 years for larceny, transported aboard the "Elphinstone" on 28th July 1842, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1910 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Slough (post 1700) +

Tara Slough, American Assistant Professor, New York University
Greg A. Slough, American Organic Chemistry professor at Kalamazoo College
Scott Slough, American Professor of Science Education, Stephen F. Austin State University
Greg Slough (b. 1948), former American football linebacker from Detroit, Michigan who played for the Oakland Raiders from 1971 to 1972
Robert H. Slough, American politician, Mayor of Mobile, Alabama, 1862-65 4
John Potts Slough (1829-1867), American politician, lawyer, Union general during the American Civil War, and Chief Justice of New Mexico
Alan Peter Slough (1947-2021), English professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League from the 1960s to 1980s
Rhys Slough, British researcher at the Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sources +

Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 4th February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships
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 23rd March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/elphinstone
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html