Cacher History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Cacher family

The surname Cacher was first found in Norfolk where the "surname is derived from a nickname 'the catcher,' a huntsman, a follower of the chase." 1

The first records of the family were found in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273: Adam le Cacher, Norfolk; and Richard le Catchcre, Norfolk. 1

The History of Norfolk notes William Catchare, Norfolk, temp. Edward I and Hugh Catchare, Norfolk, 3 Edward III. 2

Early History of the Cacher family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cacher research. Another 78 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1455, 1487, 1584, 1586 and 1624 are included under the topic Early Cacher History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cacher Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Cacher has been recorded under many different variations, including Catcher, Cacher, Ketcher, Kecher and others.

Early Notables of the Cacher family

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Cacher migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Cacher or a variant listed above:

Cacher Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

William Cacher, who arrived in Virginia in 1717 3

Citations +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Rye, Walter, A History of Norfolk. London: Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, 1885. Print
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)