Slessor Surname History

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Scotland

Early Origins of the Slessor family

The surname Slessor was first found in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), a historic county, and present day Council Area of Aberdeen, located in the Grampian region of northeastern Scotland, where they held a family seat from ancient times at Peterhead, twenty eight miles north east of Aberdeen. It being the most easterly point in all of Scotland.

Early History of the Slessor family

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Slessor Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Slassor, Slesser, Slessor, Slessar and others.

Early Notables of the Slessor family

Robert Slessor, Burgess of Aberdeen

Slessor migration to the United States +

Slessor Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Robert Slessor who arrived in Somers Island in 1722

Slessor migration to Canada +

Slessor Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

James Slessor, who arrived in Canada in 1865

Contemporary Notables of the name Slessor (post 1700) +

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Cotesworth "Jack" Slessor GCB, DSO, MC (1897-1979), India-born, British RAF Marshall, eponym of the Slessor glacier, Chief of the Air Staff (1950–52), Commandant of the Imperial Defence College (1948–49), Air Member for Personnel (1945–47)
Mary Mitchell Slessor (1848-1915), Scottish Presbyterian missionary to Nigeria
Frederick George Slessor (1831-1905), British railway engineer from Sidmouth, Devon who worked in England, India, South Africa, and continental Europe
Elliot Slessor (b. 1994), English professional snooker player
Kenneth Slessor (1901-1971), Australian newspaper journalist, war correspondent during the Second World War and one of Australia's leading poets