Winslow

Winslow
This interesting name, with variant spelling Winsloe in Buckinghamshire. Recorded as Wineshlauu in The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, dated 849, and as Weneslai in the Domesday Book of 1086, the place was so called from the genitive case of the Old English pre 7th Century personal name Wine meaning "friend", plus the Old English "hlaw", a barrow or burial mound; hence, "Wine's burial mound". The surname was first recorded in the early part of the 14th Century, (see below). Other early recordings include William Wynselawe or Wynselowe, witness, noted in the 1370-1372, "Fine Court Rolls of Essex", and Robert Wynslowe, (1525), "The Subsidy Rolls of Sussex". A famous namebearer was Edward Winslow (1595-1655), who went to New England on the Mayflower in 1620, and was one of the founders of the Plymouth colony. His marriage in New England, and their son Josiah was the first native-born Governor in America. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William de Wynselowe, which was dated 1332, "The Subsidy Rolls of Warwickshire", during the reign of King Edward 111, "The Father of the Navy", 1327 - 1377. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Winslow — may refer to:Places;United Kingdom *Winslow, Buckinghamshire *Winslow, Herefordshire;United States *Winslow, Arizona *Winslow, Arkansas *Winslow, Illinois *Winslow, Indiana *Winslow, Maine *Winslow, Nebraska *Winslow Township, New Jersey *Winslow …   Wikipedia

  • Winslow — heißen Orte in Großbritannien: Winslow (Buckinghamshire) Winslow (Herefordshire) in Neuseeland Winslow (Neuseeland) in den Vereinigten Staaten: Winslow (Arizona) Winslow (Arkansas) Winslow (Illinois) Winslow (Indiana) Winslow (Maine) Winslow… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Winslow — Winslow, NE U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 104 Housing Units (2000): 45 Land area (2000): 0.059601 sq. miles (0.154367 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.059601 sq. miles (0.154367 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Winslow, AR — U.S. city in Arkansas Population (2000): 399 Housing Units (2000): 170 Land area (2000): 1.906197 sq. miles (4.937028 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.906197 sq. miles (4.937028 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Winslow, AZ — U.S. city in Arizona Population (2000): 9520 Housing Units (2000): 3198 Land area (2000): 12.313364 sq. miles (31.891465 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 12.313364 sq. miles (31.891465 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Winslow, IL — U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 345 Housing Units (2000): 150 Land area (2000): 0.446279 sq. miles (1.155858 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.446279 sq. miles (1.155858 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Winslow, IN — U.S. town in Indiana Population (2000): 881 Housing Units (2000): 414 Land area (2000): 0.644420 sq. miles (1.669041 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.644420 sq. miles (1.669041 sq. km) FIPS code …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Winslow, ME — U.S. Census Designated Place in Maine Population (2000): 7743 Housing Units (2000): 3591 Land area (2000): 36.850516 sq. miles (95.442395 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.868403 sq. miles (4.839142 sq. km) Total area (2000): 38.718919 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Winslow, NE — U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 104 Housing Units (2000): 45 Land area (2000): 0.059601 sq. miles (0.154367 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.059601 sq. miles (0.154367 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Winslow — Winslow, Jakob Benignus, geb. in Odensee; wurde 1742 Professor der Anatomie am Pflanzengarten in Paris u. st. 1760. Er schr.: Exposition anatomique de la structure du corps humain, Par. 1732, 4. Aufl. ebd. 1766 (deutsch, Berl. 1733). Nach ihm ist …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Winslow — [winz′lō] Edward 1595 1655; Eng. colonist in America: a founder & governor of Plymouth Colony …   English World dictionary

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