Hacher History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
France

The ancestry of the name Hacher dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived near a hatch or gate which in most cases led to a forest, but occasionally led to a sluice. 1 The surname Hacher is derived from the Old English word hæcce, which means hatch. 2 The surname Hacher belongs to the class of topographic surnames, which were given to people who resided near physical features such as hills, streams, churches, or types of trees.

Early Origins of the Hacher family

The surname Hacher was first found in Sussex where the Subsidy Rolls of 1296 list John Hetchere as holding lands there at that time. 3 Later, a branch of the family was found in Lincolnshire where they held the Manor of Carby.

Early History of the Hacher family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hacher research. Another 56 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1583, 1589, 1624, 1634, 1659, 1660, 1677 and 1678 are included under the topic Early Hacher History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hacher Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Hacher have been found, including Hacher, Hatcher, Hatchers and others.

Early Notables of the Hacher family

Distinguished members of the family include Colonel Francis Hacker (died 1660), an English soldier who fought for Parliament during the English Civil War, one of the Regicides of King Charles I of England. Thomas Hatcher (d. 1583), was an English antiquary, born at Cambridge, probably in St. Edward's parish, being son and heir of John Hatcher, M.D., sometime fellow of St. John's College there, and afterwards...
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Hacher migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Hacher Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Frederick Hacher, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Stately" arriving in Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 5th February 1854 4

Citations +

Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html