Mancestre is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in Manchester, which was in the counties of Warwickshire and Lancashire. The Mancestre surname is ahabitation name that was originally derived from a pre-existing name for a town, village, parish, or farmstead.
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Early Origins of the Mancestre family
The surname Mancestre was first found in Greater Manchester. The name originates from the Ancient Roman name Mamucium, which was the name of a Roman fort and settlement there. By the 4th century, records showed the spelling as Mamucio and much later in the Domesday Book it was listed as Mamecestre. The place name literally is derived from the Ole English word "ceaster" which means "Roman fort or town."
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Early History of the Mancestre family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mancestre research. Another 107 words (8 lines of text) covering the year 1100 is included under the topic Early Mancestre History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Mancestre Spelling Variations
Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Mancestre family name include Manchester, Mancester and others.
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Early Notables of the Mancestre family
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Migration of the Mancestre family
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Mancestre surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Jonathan Manchest settled in Virginia in 1645; Richard Manchester settled in Philadelphia in 1826; James Manchester arrived in Philadelphia in 1855; Burrell Manchester arrived in San Francisco in 1852..
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