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  • Distribution of Searles Families in the US in 1840
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  • Distribution of Searles Families in England and Wales in 1891

Origin of Searles Total Records: 1  Origin of Searles, Meaning of Searles Origin: My uncle, William Henry Searles (1837-1921) wrote of the Searles name: 'The origin of the line - Searle - in England is Norman, and the earliest mention of the name is SERL, a monk of Tewkesbury, who afterward became Chaplain to William the Conqueror and was appointed Chaplain to the King, then Abbott of Gloucester in the year AD 1084. King William 'kept his Christmas' with SERL in the monastery of Tewkesbury. 'The 'Hundred Rolls' for various counties of England, and the State Papers of Great Britain make mention of Searle families resident in the various counties, as Dignitaries of the Church of England, and occupants of the Manor Lands, Officers in the Military, Naval and Civil Services, and yeomen farming the Church and Manor lands, all in the 11th Century, and down to the present. 'The crest suggests our branch belonged to the church and not to the military.' I do not know the source of his information. Many of my ancestors were Methodist Episcopal ministers in the 1830-1900 period. Surnames: Searle, Searles Submitted by: N. Paulson 2/18/2012 1:39 AM Page 1 of 1

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