Re: EARL family from Ireland
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EARL family from Ireland
Marcy 10/11/03
I have started with the same problem (where in Ireland an Earl ancestor came from) in the past, while researching a group of folks who came to America in the mid 18th century.In my case I was fortunate to have a fairly good idea that they were Presbyterians, and so I concentrated on Northern Ireland.
I did find that in Northern Ireland there were two general groups of people who carried the name Earl.First were the people who had been resettled there by the English, and came originally from someplace outside Ireland (like England).These people probably used the name "Earl" right from the start.
The second group was more commonly spelled Arrell, Arrall, Arroll, Errol, etc., and descended from Scottish people who came to Northern Ireland with their Presbyterian religion.I have seen records from these folks where the name was spelled Arrell" in one part of the document, and "Earl" in another part.It appears that there was a gradual trend toward adopting the "Earl" spelling, by 1800.They were felt to have derived their name from the village of Errol, which still exists in Scotland, immediately north of the Firth of Fourth (?sp.).
The Scots/Irish in Northern Ireland were concentrated in the Parishes of Maghera and Magherafelt, in County Derry.
If this looks like a likely lead, let me know as I have some records from these two parishes (although they are mostly much earlier than the 18oos).
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