by Mari ingen Briain meic Donnchada (Kathleen M. O'Brien)
© 2002-2012 by Kathleen M. O'Brien. All rights reserved.
Version 1.3, updated 24 June 2012
Arblaster | |||||
"AFr alblaster, arblaster, OFr arbalestier, arbelestier 'a soldier armed with a crossbow, a crossbowman' [...] As London arblasters are stated to have had apprentices, the surname may also mean 'maker of cross-bows'." (Reaney & Wilson, p. 4 s.n. Alabaster) "Occup. 'the Arbalester,' i.e. crossbowman; O.F. arbalestier" (Bardsley, p. 43 s.n. Alabaster) | |||||
Name | Additional Description | Date | Source | ||
Odo | Arbalistar | temp. Stephen | Bardsley (p. 43 s.n. Alabaster) | ||
Goffrey | Arbalister | 1198 | Reaney & Wilson (p. 4 s.n. Alabaster) | ||
Richard | le | Arbelaster | 1198 | Reaney & Wilson (p. 4 s.n. Alabaster) | |
Reginald | le | Arbelestre | 1273 | Bardsley (p. 43 s.n. Alabaster) | |
William | le | Arblaster | 1273 | Bardsley (p. 43 s.n. Alabaster) | |
John | le | Arblaster | 1273 | Bardsley (p. 43 s.n. Alabaster) | |
Peter | le | Arblaster | 1278 | Reaney & Wilson (p. 4 s.n. Alabaster) | |
Henry | le | Alblaster | c. 1300 | Bardsley (p. 43 s.n. Alabaster) | |
James | Arblaster | 29 Hen. VI | Bardsley (p. 43 s.n. Alabaster) | ||
Margaret | Aleblaster | 1565-6 | Bardsley (p. 43 s.n. Alabaster) |
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