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Rowchester Surname Definition:
ROWCHESTER: Symon de Ruhcestre witnessed donations by Gilbert de Vmfrauill to the Abbey of Kelso, c. 1228 (Kelso, 325,326). Probably from Rowchester in the parish of Greenlaw, Berwickshire.
Rowchester Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
ROWCHESTER: Symon de Ruhcestre witnessed donations by Gilbert de Vmfrauill to the Abbey of Kelso, c. 1228 (Kelso, 325,326). Probably from Rowchester in the parish of Greenlaw, Berwickshire.
— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
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