Glass surname history books

Mccabe, mccallionmccallan, mccollmccolley, mccrory mcroryrogers, gallogly english, mcgirrshort, mcgreal, sheehy, mcsorley and mcsweeneymcswiney. William glass 20 may 1827 westminster township, upper canada 17 jun 1893 managed by ian glass last edited 31 mar 2019 archibald owrey glass 1843 london, middlesex, upper canada 18 apr 1892 last edited 30 mar 2019. To create it, she selected two photos for each surname and made miniature copies to fit small photo frames available from craft stores such as michaels and joann fabric and crafts. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. On the next page is his cover letter from when he sent it to me. It can be english, german, russianslavic, irish or scottish. He is a brother of sheriffglass, mentioned in a preceding sketch of this volume. Glass in rootsweb surname mailing lists join others on the glass genealogy mailing list for discussion and sharing of information regarding family histories of glass surname and its variations. The ancestors of the first families to use the name glass lived in ancient scotland in the kingdom of dalriada. Alice glass born 1988, vocalist of crystal castles. Not only is glass today so ubiquitous but when we are confronted with it its usually transparent thus.

Glas is a lowland scottish, dutch or low german metonymic surname meaning glass. Pennsylvania had the highest population of glass families in 1840. Meaning, origin and history of the surname glass behind. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Fen learning is part of sandbox networks, a digital learning company that operates education services and products for the 21st century. In 1891 there were 414 glass families living in london. Fusing and slumping, grind and polish glass with stones or sand and water. The name glass referred to glassmaking, glazing and the glass trade. Once a workshop remelted its ingots of glass, the glassworkers were limited to the technology of the day. Starting ten thousand years ago with its invention in the near east, macfarlane and martin trace the history of glass and its uses from the ancient civilizations of india, china. Chunk casting, fuse small pieces of glass together and then slump the mass into, or over, a mold watch. Every family has a different history, and every document you discover about your glass ancestors will help paint a picture that can be shared with your relatives. Read the glass surname history and see the family crest, coat of arms for the jewish origin. When you find a useful new resource, go to the right linkpendium page and click on the add your favorite websites to this page link.

It is also a scottish surname from the gaelic word glas, meaning grey and was originally used as a nickname for someone with grey hair. Familyeducation is part of the fen learning family of educational and reference sites for parents, teachers and students. As someone with a surname ending in s, i usually add an apostrophe after the s to indicate possession. It is a narrative device for putting meaning into the flux of historical process creating protagonists, heroes, pace, and plot. Find the origins, meaning of the glass name, photos, and more. Your name in history book collection olive tree genealogy. If you get the page is not available message, no mailing list is available.

The glass family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. History of the glass family by emma leila glass this family history was provided to me by william riddle. The derivation, in this instance, is from the gaelic glas, grey, green, blue. On march 24th 1689, william, son of thomas and elizabeth glaze, was christened at cleobury mortimer, shropshire. We have the meaning and origin of last names from cultures around the world. The our name in history collection are customized books offering a unique blend of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary about your surname.

Pedigree charts and family group records are important genealogical tools, so bringing or creating on site a big family pedigree or family tree is sure to draw attention. London had the highest population of glass families in 1891. Dictionary of american family names 20, oxford university press. Glas genealogy and glas family history information back to surnames index. Is my last name, glass, in any way connected to judiaism. Glass family history gets into the books with the marriage of ricardus glase to margeriam higgons at pontesbury, shropshire, in 1540. Using the daitchmokotoff soundex code we can obtain some variants of scripture of the same surname. The strange history of the lyne stephens fortune 1st ed. The most glass families were found in the usa in 1880. The leaves are the surnames printed onto an old canvas drop cloth and cut out. Anglicized form of the epithet glas gray, green, blue or any of various gaelic surnames derived from it. At the age of sixteen he, in partnership with his brother william. Glas genealogy, glas family history geni family tree.

This was about 17% of all the recorded glasss in the usa. Glass family history lays claim to many famous people, such as second cousins radio host ira glass and minimalist composer philip glass, as well as rear admiral henry glass. Find the meaning and origin of your last name, and even learn a little history behind your last name. It is also a scottish surname from the gaelic word glas, meaning grey and was originally. The family history archive is a collection of published genealogy and family history books. Emigration to australia followed the first fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Many with the last name glass, are of eastern european descent, where glass is a shortened version of their original last name. The archive includes histories of families, county and local histories, howto books on genealogy, genealogy magazines and periodicals including some international, medieval books including histories and pedigrees, and gazetteers. Ambrosius was a figure in nennius historia brittonum. The legendary origins of merlin the magician ancient origins. In 1939, foreman glazier and domestic duties unpaid were the top reported jobs for men and women in the uk named glassco.

The name glass is indeed jewish and is an ornamental name from the german glass for the occupation of glazier or glassblower. The photo on the left is an example showing the schulze name in history book which i have on my coffee table. The book is just one of an entire series of family name books in the our name in history collection. Glass ancestors in online databases, funeral cards, surname histories. This was about 22% of all the recorded glasss in the uk. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. I have seen before these origins given for the glass surname. In 1840 there were 83 glass families living in pennsylvania. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about surname history. It is also an irish and highland scottish surname meaning green.

John glass, british convict who was convicted in edinburgh, scotland for 7 years, transported aboard the asia on 20th july 1837, arriving in new south wales, australia charles glass, who arrived in adelaide, australia. So, although some of these surnames originated in scotland, they are now considered irish and include the following surnames. The collection contains nearly 300,000 family name books. An online bookseller that specializes in searching for rare, out of print and hard to find books on all subject, with a strong specialty in australia titles for those looking for history books. David glass born on the 20th july, 1829, at the township of westminster, in the county of middlesex, province of ontario. Our team of seasoned experts are here to help you learn about different aspects of genealogy. The surname glass is also recorded from the 16th century in scotland, half the lands of langilculcreich being granted to one alexander glass in 1506. A book thats a little bit away from my usual other than history yet i must say if there is a book to discuss the history of glass it would be hard to imagine any other authors doing more research than the ones for glass a world history. It was first used by a family who lived in the rugged, windswept hills of the hebrides islands.

Geoffrey combined stories of north brythonic prophet and madman, myrddin wyllt, and romanobritish war leader, ambrosius aurelianus, to create merlin ambrosius. Merlin was created as a combination of several historical and legendary figures. Explore glas genealogy and family history in the worlds largest family tree. Simply start with yourself and well do the searching for you. A world history, alan macfarlane and gerry martin tell the fascinating story of how glass has revolutionized the way we see ourselves and the world around us. Both your knowledge and the oral tradition of the origin and meaning of this surname will be helpful. All this historical data is brought together in the form of personalised gifts to suit all occasions. The surname glass is derived from the gaelic word glas, which means gray, however, it may also be a shortened anglicized form of the surname macgille glais, which means son of the gray lad.

This uncommon surname, chiefly recorded in the west midland counties of shropshire, worcestershire and warwickshire, is of anglosaxon origin, and is a metonymic occupational name for a glazier or glass blower, deriving from the olde english pre 7th century glaes, glass akin to glaed, shining, referring originally to the bright shine of the. These books are available exclusively at, and are ideal to share with your children, grandchildren. If im talking about our family i would refer to the hodges perhaps not strictly correct but easier to say and write than hodgeses. Amelia county, virginia deed books abstracts poythress. The explosion of interest in family history genealogy has been rapidly increasing in recent years, as evidenced by popular sites such as and that offer information and available data from early census forms, city directories, early telephone directories, obscure books. Linkpendium s goal is to index every genealogy, geneology. It is also a jewish surname, adopted by some eastern european ashkenazi in the nineteenth century. This is an open forum to discuss the origin, the meaning and the family stories of the surname glass. The name was then used as a nickname for a person with gray hair. There are already 42 users and 2,342 genealogy profiles with the glas surname on geni. Courtesy of jerry andres, who located a copy of the genealogy, i have inserted that page. Where to place the possessive apostrophe in a surname. But the origin of the name form bute in scotland is gaelic ghlas which means greyblue a totally different meaning. The meaning, origin and history of the surname glass.