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The Pursglove One-Name Study |
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The Pursglove One-Name Study |
The Pursglove name has many variants and can be traced back as far as civil records in Britain. The derivative names are;
Pursglove; Purseglove; Purslove; Purslowe; Purselove; Pursgrove; Pursegrove; Purssglove, Parsglove; Perseglove:
There is a significant Purslow family centred around Shropshire and Cheshire which is essentially a different family group. Purslow; Purslowe; Purselow; may also be derivatives of the same name as Pursglove. The Purslow family group is slightly larger than the Pursglove family group. This study is centred on the Pursglove names.
The Pursglove family can be found in many parts of the world today and there are well over 3000 families worldwide with this name or its derivatives. The family name originated in Derbyshire, England, and it is still common in that county. During the last 300 years, the name has spread to Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and other counties.
Paul Pursglove 2003
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