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Excerpt from Barlow Family Records
A volume of Barlow Records, carefully compiled and edited by the Hon. Secretary, was brought out in 191 1 under the auspices of this committee it consisted mainly of pedigrees, memoranda and published information extracted from county histories and other standard works, but it was not possible in that volume to attempt much, if anything, in the way of original research, nor in the way of correlating or connecting the information so tabulated.
Since 1 91 I further extensive researches have been undertaken, mainly by, or on behalf of, the author, who has been able to collect much new material from original sources or hitherto unpublished records. Mr. Dudley Barlow and Mr. Vernon Barlow have also shared in these researches, but the author is solely responsible for the compila tion of this volume, which is so far as possible uniform in size and format with the earlier publication.
Delving into an ancient pedigree is not unlike excavating a dead city buried deep under the dust of ages. The 191 1 volume laid bare many foundations: recent researches have revealed many more; in all excavations a time arrives to call a halt to the spade and to take up the pencil, and attempt to sketch the ancient superstructure. So in these enquiries the time has come to survey the records so far unearthed and to attempt to reconstruct the family mansion, so to speak, on the lines of the foundations already laid bare. Life is short, and those mainly responsible for these investigations are no longer young. Moreover, if outlines of the family mansion - the main branches of the pedigree - can be satisfactorily established, it will be easier for younger investigators to fill in details or establish connections still in doubt} The task is by no means complete as indicated in the following pages, several connections are suggested rather than proved, but making full allowance for these weaker links, it is fair to claim that at least the strong presumption has been established that the Barlow family and its various branches have a common origin, and that this dates back to the Conquest.
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