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| Arkwright | |||||
| "OE arc 'ark' and wyrhta, a maker of arks, chests, etc." (Reaney & Wilson, p. 14 s.n. Arkwright) "a maker of meal-bins, shaped like a Noah's ark" (Bardsley, p. 14) "Occup. 'the arkwright,' a maker of arks. This article of furniture was a north English manufacture, and the surname originated there. The ark was the old-fashioned meal-chest." (Bardsley, p. 59 s.n. Arkwright) | |||||
| Name | Additional Description | Date | Source | ||
| Gilbert | de (sic) | Arkewright | 1246 | Reaney & Wilson (pp. 13-14 s.n. Arkwright) | |
| John | de (sic) | Arcwryt | temp. Henry III | Reaney & Wilson (pp. 13-14 s.n. Arkwright) | |
| Thomas | the | Arkewrytte | 1286 | Reaney & Wilson (pp. 13-14 s.n. Arkwright) | |
| George | Arkewright | 1450 | Reaney & Wilson (pp. 13-14 s.n. Arkwright) | ||
| William | Hartwright | 1494 | Reaney & Wilson (pp. 13-14 s.n. Arkwright) | ||
| William | Arkwright | , tayler | 1562 | Bardsley (p. 59 s.n. Arkwright) | |
| George | Arthwright | 1582 | Reaney & Wilson (pp. 13-14 s.n. Arkwright) | ||
| Thomas | Artwright | 1649 | Reaney & Wilson (pp. 13-14 s.n. Arkwright) | ||
| Alice | Arthricke | 1670 | Reaney & Wilson (pp. 13-14 s.n. Arkwright) | ||
| Christopher | Arkrick | 1673 | Reaney & Wilson (pp. 13-14 s.n. Arkwright) | ||
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