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
Sharparrow | |||||
"'Sharp arrow', OE scearp, arwe, a nickname for a good bowman, or perhaps for a maker of arrows." (Reaney & Wilson, pp. 403-404 s.n. Sharparrow) "Nick. 'Sharparrow,' a good bowman, a complimentary sobriquet." (Bardsley, p. 682 s.n. Sharparrow) | |||||
Name | Additional Description | Date | Source | ||
Robert | Sharparu | 1364 | Reaney & Wilson (pp. 403-404 s.n. Sharparrow) | ||
Robertus | Sharparowe | 1379 | Bardsley (p. 682 s.n. Sharparrow) | ||
Adam | Sharparowe | 1379 | Bardsley (p. 682 s.n. Sharparrow) | ||
Johannis | Sharparrowe | 1411 | Bardsley (p. 682 s.n. Sharparrow) | ||
John | Scherparowe | 1448 | Reaney & Wilson (pp. 403-404 s.n. Sharparrow) | ||
William | Sharparrow | 1568 | Reaney & Wilson (pp. 403-404 s.n. Sharparrow) | ||
John | Sharpearrowe | 19 Eliz. | Bardsley (p. 682 s.n. Sharparrow) | ||
John | Sharparrow | 1603 | Bardsley (p. 682 s.n. Sharparrow) |
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