Brief Life History of Gilbert
When Gilbert Barrow was born in 1583, in Wigan, Lancashire, England, his father, Robert Barrow, was 29 and his mother, Agnetta Ward, was 23. He married Margaret Leigh on 22 February 1608, in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died in 1639, in Lancashire, England, at the age of 56.
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- Gilbert Barowe, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Gilbarte Barrowe, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- George in entry for Agnes Barrowe, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
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World Events (4)
1585 · The First English Colony is Established in America
England established its first colony in North America in 1585 as a way to generate additional wealth. The colony was named Virginia, after the virgin Queen Elizabeth I.
1587 · Elizabeth I Signs Death Warrant for Mary, Queen of Scots
Elizabeth I signed the death warrant for Mary, Queen of Scots, on February 1, 1587, as she was found guilty of plotting to assasinate Elizabeth. Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England on February 8, 1587.
1600 · The Honourable East India Company
The Honourable East India Company, a British joint-stock company, was established in 1600 for trade in the Indian Ocean region. At its height, the British East India Company had a private army which was twice the size of the British Army, ruled large sections of India, and revenues in the millions.
Name Meaning
English:
habitational name from any of numerous places called with Old English bearo, bearu ‘grove’ (dative bear(o)we, bearuwe) or Old English beorg, dative beorge (Middle English berwe, barwe) ‘mound, tumulus’, for example in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Shropshire, Suffolk, and Somerset, or a topographic name with the same meaning.
habitational name from Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, which is named with an unattested Celtic word, barr, here meaning ‘promontory’, + Old Norse ey ‘island’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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