The Anglo-Saxon name Cheesehouse comes from the family having resided near the cheese house, the building where the village cheese was made and stored. The name would have been applied to a person who lived near the building in which the villagers kept their supply of cheese. The Modern English word cheese is derived from the Old English word cese and the West Saxon word cyse, which both mean cheese.
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Early Origins of the Cheesehouse family
The surname Cheesehouse was first found in Cambridgeshire, where they held a family seat from early times.
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Early History of the Cheesehouse family
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Cheesehouse Spelling Variations
Cheesehouse has been spelled many different ways. Before English spelling became standardized over the last few hundred years, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. As the English language changed in the Middle Ages, absorbing pieces of Latin and French, as well as other languages, the spelling of people's names also changed considerably, even over a single lifetime. Spelling variants included: Cheesehouse, Cheeshus, Chezus, Cheshus, Chezhus, Cheeshouse, Cheeshous, Cheesehous, Gesors and many more.
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Early Notables of the Cheesehouse family
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Migration of the Cheesehouse family
In an attempt to escape the chaos experienced in England, many English families boarded overcrowded and diseased ships sailing for the shores of North America and other British colonies. Those families hardy enough, and lucky enough, to make the passage intact were rewarded with land and a social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families became important contributors to the young colonies in which they settled. Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first Cheesehouses to arrive on North American shores: a number of settlers who arrived in the New World by the 19th century.
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