The palfrey Surname
palfrey Name Meaning and History
English (chiefly Devon): metonymic occupational name for a man
responsible for the maintenance and provision of saddle-horses, from
Middle English palfrey ‘saddle-horse’ (Old French
palefrei).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Palfrey Family - Suffolk |
 rebeccaclaire86
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| Palfrey surname | Gordon R. Palfrey | 11 |
| marriage look up for palfrey/whicker |
colyton55
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| Edward Palfrey |
hobbychamp
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| Palfreys Of Somerset.England |
trevorp55
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| Palfrey Family - Luton, Befordshire, England | Angela Palfrey | 3 |
| WILLIAM PALFREY born Brixham, family lived in DARTMOUTH |
palferyclan
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| 1884 Photo Anna Palfrey - Waukau Wisconsin | Joe Bott | 0 |
| Palfrey from Thorverton Devon |
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| Looking for more info about George Palfrey of Wales | quaker | 0 |
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