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Shore History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

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Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Motto Suggested Reading Citations

Shore History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The name Shore literally means "dweller at the shore or strand" from the Middle English word "schore." 1 2 3

Early Origins of the Shore family

The surname Shore was first found in Derbyshire at Mickleover where they held a family seat from ancient times, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D. Mickleover, at the time of the taking of the Domesday Book in 1086, was held by Burton Abbey.

Later in Yorkshire, we found Adam de Schore and Johannes de Schore in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379. 4

"George Shore was one of the Royalist delinquents of Macclesfield who were fined or had their properties sequestrated in the time of Cromwell." 5

Early History of the Shore family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Shore research. Another 109 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1445, 1527, 1655, 1662, 1711, 1752 and 1768 are included under the topic Early Shore History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Shore Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Shoore, Shore, Sure and others.

Early Notables of the Shore family

Distinguished members of the family include

Elizabeth "Jane" Shore (c.1445-c.1527), one of the many mistresses of King Edward IV of England, described as "the merriest, the wiliest, and the holiest harlots." She was a significant character in m...
John Shore (c. 1662-1752) was an English trumpeter who invented the tuning fork in 1711

Shore Ranking

In the United States, the name Shore is the 4,190^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 6

Shore migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Shore Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Ellin Shore, who settled in Virginia in 1635
Ellin Shore, aged 20, who landed in Virginia in 1635 aboard the ship "Elizabeth" 7
John Shore, who arrived in Virginia in 1636 7
Jonas Shore, who landed in Virginia in 1636 7
Katherine Shore, who landed in Virginia in 1636 7
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Shore Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

William Shore, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1834 7
Edward, George, John, Thomas, and William Shore, all, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 1845 and 1856
Andrew Shore, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1866 7
John Shore, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1875 7

Shore migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Shore Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Edward Shore, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1749

Shore Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Mr. Thomas Shore, (b. 1837), aged 18, Cornish settler departing from Falmouth destined for Quebec, Canada aboard the ship "Barque John" on 3rd May 1855 which sank after striking the reef, he died in the sinking 8

Shore migration to Australia +

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

Shore Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Charles Shore, British convict who was convicted in Wiltshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Calcutta" in February 1803, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 9
John Shore, English convict from Lancaster, who was transported aboard the "Albion" on May 17, 1823, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 10
Mr. George Shore, British convict who was convicted in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada for 14 years, transported aboard the "Eden" on 27th August 1836, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 11
Mr. Henry Shore, English convict who was convicted in Chester, Cheshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Elphinstone" on 27th May 1837, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 12
Mr. Peter Shore, English convict who was convicted in Chester, Cheshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Elphinstone" on 27th May 1837, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 12
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Shore migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Shore Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

J. Shore, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Cashmere" in 1854 13
Hannah Shore, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Cashmere" in 1854 13
W. Shore, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "St. Leonards" in 1875

Shore migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 14

Shore Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Mathew Shore, who settled in Barbados in 1635
Mr. Mathew Shore, (b. 1589), aged 46, British settler travelling aboard the ship "Expedition" arriving in Barbados in 1636 15

Contemporary Notables of the name Shore (post 1700) +

John Shore (1751-1834), 1st Baron Teignmouth, a British official of the East India Company, Governor-General of India from 1793 to 1797
Dinah Shore (1916-1994), American singer and actress, hostess of daytime programs "Dinah's Place", and "Dinah!"
Mitzi Shore (1930-2018), née Saidel, an American comedy club owner from Marinette, Wisconsin who She founded the Los Angeles comedy club, The Comedy Store in 1972 and later the Comedy Channel in 1982
Stephen Shore (b. 1947), American photographer, he received an Honorary Fellowship from The Royal Photographic Society
Paul Montgomery "Pauly" Shore (b. 1968), American actor, comedian, director, writer and producer
Ernest Grady Shore (1891-1980), American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
Frances Rose Shore (1917-1994), birth name of Dinah Shore, the American singer, actress, and television personality
Jerome Shore, American politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1952
J. H. Shore, American politician, Member of Nebraska State House of Representatives, 1899
Grace Shore, American Republican politician, Member of Texas State Board of Education 8th District; Elected 1998; Defeated in primary, 2002
... (Another 20 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Shore family +

HMS Cornwall

Albert William Shore (d. 1942), British Able Seaman aboard the HMS Cornwall when she was struck by air bombers and sunk; he died in the sinking 16

HMS Prince of Wales

Mr. Shore, British Able Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and died in the sinking 17

The Shore Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Perimus licitis
Motto Translation: We perish by what is lawful.

Citations +

Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Baring-Gould S., Family Names and their Story. London: Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, 1913. Print
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/wreck_of_emigrant_ship_john_1855.pdf
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 25th November 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/calcutta
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Albion voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1823 with 200 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/albion/1823
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 20th October 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/eden
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 18th March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/elphinstone
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 5th November 2010). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
Pilgrim Ship Lists Early 1600's retrieved 29th September 2021. Retrieved from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
Force Z Survivors Crew List HMS Cornwall (Retrieved 2018, February 13th) - Retrieved from https://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listcornwallcrew.html#A
HMS Prince of Wales Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listprincecrew.html