Slowe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Early Origins of the Slowe family

The surname Slowe 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 Slowe family

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Slowe Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Slowe family

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Migration of the Slowe family to Ireland

Some of the Slowe 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.

Slowe migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 1

Slowe Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Ann Slowe, who settled in Barbados in 1683

Sources +

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies