Show ContentsPilchard History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Pilchard family

The surname Pilchard was first found in Inverness, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Pilchard family

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Pilchard Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pilcher, Pilchert, Pilche, Pylche, Piltch and others.

Early Notables of the Pilchard family

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Australia Pilchard migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Pilchard Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Sargent Pilchard, aged 37, a farm labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1853 aboard the ship "Caucasian" 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Pilchard (post 1700) +

  • W. W. Pilchard, American politician, Member of West Virginia State House of Delegates from Brooke County, 1915 2
  • Shirley W. Pilchard, American politician, Member of Maryland State House of Delegates District 38, 1990 2
  • Mark O. Pilchard, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Maryland State House of Delegates, 1959-66, 1979-82, 1983-89; Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1971 2
  • Henry B. Pilchard, American politician, Member of Maryland State House of Delegates from Worcester County, 1908 2


  1. South Australian Register Tuesday 26 April 1853. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Caucasian 1853. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/caucasian1853.shtml
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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