Shirer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Ireland
Scotland

Early Origins of the Shirer family

The surname Shirer was first found in Berwickshire 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 Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Shirer family

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Shirer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Shearer, Sherar, Sherer, Sheerer and others.

Early Notables of the Shirer family

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Migration of the Shirer family to Ireland

Some of the Shirer family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 50 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Shirer migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Shirer Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Conrad Shirer, who landed in South Carolina in 1749 1

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)