Posted by Mike Harrop, Geneva Switzerland on June 08, 19102 at 04:18:13:
In Reply to: Re: Harrop Family posted by Dianne Phillips on March 20, 19102 at 10:04:58:
Dianne: Can't help with your specific question. From what I can tell, most Harrops that emigrated from England did so via Liverpool but it is very rare to find shipping records that old. Those that went to USA in those days would have had a good chance of going via New York but appear to have dispersed all over the USA - I have never noted any 'blocks' of Harrops anywhere in the USA and I've checked phone directories in a lot of cities worldwide in my travels. The only exception is Canada where there are quite a number as you will see in Google. Harrops, being independent-minded toughies, always seem to have tried going further west - so there are quite a few in British Columbia. In England, there were Harrop family branches in Glossop (Derbyshire) and in Saddleworth (West Riding of Yorkshire). Both are beautiful wild areas if you ever visit them. Harrops were entrepreneurial and set up banks and textile mills there and in Lancashire in the late 1700's and early 1800's. Harrops are of Danish ancestry, arriving in England between the years 400 and 800 after the Romans left. There are various forms of the name in Denmark such as Haarup etc. and the meaning seems to have something to do with hares. Naturally, the English epicenter of the name is in the old Danish areas of West Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Cheshire, Lancashire. There are Harrops on both sides of the English/Scottish border too as it seems that trade easily moved up and down the Pennines. With expansion of British influence in the 19th century, you can find Harrops all over the place, not only in N.America or Commonwelth countries but also in the Levant, the Balkans, Arabia, Africa, Central Asia and the Far East. Probably the Viking blood woke up again. Just my own branch has been active in about 20 countries and most continents over the last couple of centuries. But as always with Harrops, there are never any big groups - as your other correspondents say, it is always a surprise to come across a Harrop. And I've never had a problem calling up a Harrop anywhere to say hello. Rather like a Scottish clan reunion.
By the way, the dates on this site seem messed up so I don't know when you posted - maybe years ago ! I just happened to see it in Google.
All the best,
Mike Harrop
Geneva Switzerland
: : : : : Hi, I'm searching for Harrop members who could know anything at all about Ely or Eli Harrop, wife Rosella with three children probably from New Jersey. Son Laverne, daughters Margaret and Mina. The time frame about late 1800's to early 1900's. Help would appreciated. Thanks, Debra Harrop
: : : : Hi there yourself
: : : : I am sorry I have no idea about the above names
: : : : , but it is rare to see the "H" name even here in the UK,let alone
: : : : over the Atlantic. Do you know much about where your
: : : : family came from originally this side of the pond?.
: : : : Most probably Yorkshire way ( HArrop is a Yorkshire name). Just out of curiosity
: : : : I entered my name on the google searcher.Your bit came up!.
: : : : Hope you do not get too many like this, real time waste ..
: : : : I know. Sorry about that, I could not resist the note.
: : : : I have often wondered if I had family any other place in the world
: : : : maybe I do , maybe not. The chances alwasy intriugue me when I see
: : : : the name anywhere else , as I said it is NOT
: : : : ALL THAT COMMON !.
: : : : Cheers and have a good holiday over there
: : : : Julian (Harrop)
: : : : North Scotland
: : : Hello other Harrop's!
: : : Just like Julian I have no idea of the names either and I also took a chance and put my last name in google just to see what happened. I am in America though and I do live in New Jersey but I was born and raised in Philadelphia. It's kind of freaky seeing that the Harrop name is all over the world because it is a rare name. It kind of makes me wonder and want to look into the family name.
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: I have a Harrop in my ancestry. Olive Harrop born 1848 married a William Rowbotham born 1856 died 1904 buried in Borough cemetery Hyde or Hyde Cemetery Cheshire England. Olive came to America with her children and died in 1915 buried in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Records are confusing. Would love to be able to fill in the blanks.