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Early Origins of the Mussared family

The surname Mussared was first found in Derbyshire where "Ascuit, Hascoit, or Hasculphus Musard, holds a great barony in Domesday. Enisand Musard and Hugh Musard also appear there, the latter holding of the Countess Judith." 1

"There is a difference of opinion as to their origin. If, as M. de Ste Marie conjectures, they belonged to the Musards who were lords of Sauxelles and Issondun-sur-Creuse, in La Marche, up to the seventeenth century, they probably came to England under the banner of Roger de Poitou, who married the daughter of their feudal suzerain, Audebert, Count de la Marche. The author of the 'Norman People' says they were the sons of Hasculph, Viscount of Nantes in Britanny, and thei opnion is supported by the fact that Enisand Musard had vast grants in Yorkshire from Alan le Roux or Brittany." 2

The parish of Miserden in Gloucestershire has particular significance to the family. "This place derives its name from the family of Musard, who had a castle here, of which the foundation, with some broken fragments of wall, still remains." 3

Early History of the Mussared family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mussared research. Another 152 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1093, 1153, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1537 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Mussared History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mussared Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Musard, Mussard, Mussared, Musart, Mussart and others.

Early Notables of the Mussared family

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Migration of the Mussared family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Geo. Mussard, who settled in Virginia in 1658; and Ami Mussard, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1798.


Contemporary Notables of the name Mussared (post 1700) +

  • Cate Mussared, Australian Greens political candidate for Norwood in the South Australian state election, 2006 (House of Assembly)
  • Maryann Mussared, Australian Like Canberra candidate for Kurrajong in the Australian Capital Territory general election, 2016
  • Hannah Mussared (d. 1876), Australian immigrant, the first recorded burial in the Cheltenham Cemetery (South Australia) on 27 Jul 1876


  1. Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
  2. Cleveland, Dutchess of The Battle Abbey Roll with some Account of the Norman Lineages. London: John Murray, Abermarle Street, 1889. Print. Volume 2 of 3
  3. Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.


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