Spoor History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Spoor family

The surname Spoor was first found in Cornwall where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Northill. Cornwall was a land set apart, a land of mystique and quaint customs, more strongly related to Brittany and Wales than to England. It was not until the 10th century that they submitted to the Saxon rule of England. Since then, their influence has moved east into Devon, Somerset and Dorset.

Early History of the Spoor family

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Spoor Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Spoure, Spoor, Spores, Spors, Spoors, Spore and others.

Early Notables of the Spoor family

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Spoor migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Spoor Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Jan Wybesse Spoor, who landed in New York in 1662 1

Spoor Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

William Spoor, who arrived in Illinois in 1867

Contemporary Notables of the name Spoor (post 1700) +

Sylvester E. Spoor, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Washington County 2nd District, 1865 2
Ralph Spoor, American politician, Village President of Catskill, New York, 1942-43 2
Charles Spoor, American politician, Mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1862-63 2

Historic Events for the Spoor family +

Empress of Ireland

Mrs. Margaret Spoor (1890-1914), née Calpin Canadian Second Class Passenger from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada who was traveling aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 3
Mr. Robert Spoor (1889-1914), Canadian Second Class Passenger from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada who was traveling aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 3

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Commemoration Empress of Ireland 2014. (Retrieved 2014, June 17) . Retrieved from http://www.empress2014.ca/seclangen/listepsc1.html