Sheirer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Ireland
Scotland

Early Origins of the Sheirer family

The surname Sheirer 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 Sheirer family

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Sheirer Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Sheirer family

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Migration of the Sheirer family to Ireland

Some of the Sheirer 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.

Sheirer migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sheirer Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Henry Sheirer, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1762 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)