The ancient and distinguished surname Upshire is Old English in origin, tracing its history back to the time of Anglo-SaxonEngland. The name means "of Upshire," and refers to someone from the hamlet Upshire in county Essex. It is also possible that the name sometimes means "of Upchurch," referring in this case to someone from the parish of Upchurch in county Kent, but the Essex variation is considered the parent.
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Early Origins of the Upshire family
The surname Upshire was first found in Essex, where John Upchar was reportedly living in 1420, according to "A Descriptive Catalogue of Ancient Deeds." The Upshire family held a family seat in this region from early times, and contributed greatly to the development of medieval English society.
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Early History of the Upshire family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Upshire research. Another 118 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1420, 1620, 1639, 1674, 1849 and 1929 are included under the topic Early Upshire History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Upshire Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Upsher, Upcher, Upshar, Upchar, Upshire, Upchurch and others.
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Early Notables of the Upshire family
More information is included under the topic Early Upshire Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Upshire family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Mich Upchurch, who settled in Virginia in 1654; as did John Upchurch in 1746; Theodore Upsher, who immigrated to Philadelphia in 1818; and H. L. Upsher, who came to Galveston, Texas in 1839..
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