Sherville History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Sherville family

Early History of the Sherville family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sherville research. The years 1572, 1614, 1621, 1622, 1623, 1627, 1629 and 1634 are included under the topic Early Sherville History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Sherville Spelling Variations

Until quite recently, the English language has lacked a definite system of spelling rules. Consequently, Anglo-Saxon surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. Changes in Anglo-Saxon names were influenced by the evolution of the English language, as it incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other languages. Although Medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, so it is common to find one person referred to by several different spellings of his surname, even the most literate people varied the spelling of their own names. Variations of the name Sherville include Sherfield, Sherefield, Sherfeld and others.

Early Notables of the Sherville family

Distinguished members of the family include Henry Sherfield (baptised 1572- died 1634), English lawyer and iconoclast, Recorder of Salisbury, who destroyed windows in St. Edmond's church Salisbury in October 1629 for their "mis-representation" of creation.He probably resided in early life at Walhampton in Hampshire. He chose the law as his profession, and entered at Lincoln's Inn. He was reader in 1623, and from 1622 to his death served as one of the governors (Dugdale, Orig. Jurid. pp. 255, 264 et. seq.). Shortly before 1614 he received the appointment of recorder of Southampton, and he was elected to represent the borough in...
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Migration of the Sherville family

Searching for a better life, many English families migrated to British colonies. Unfortunately, the majority of them traveled under extremely harsh conditions: overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the ocean. For those families that arrived safely, modest prosperity was attainable, and many went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the new colonies. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Sherville or a variant listed above: M. Sherfield, who arrived in San Francisco in 1852.