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- Scotland
Early Origins of the Pilcher familyThe surname Pilcher was first found in Inverness, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects. Early History of the Pilcher familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pilcher research. Another 112 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1263 and 1376 are included under the topic Early Pilcher History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Pilcher Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Pilcher, Pilchert, Pilche, Pylche, Piltch and others. Early Notables of the Pilcher familyMore information is included under the topic Early Pilcher Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Pilcher RankingIn the United States, the name Pilcher is the 4,745th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. [1]
Pilcher migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Pilcher Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Thomas Pilcher, who arrived in Virginia in 1652
- Edward Pilcher, who landed in Maryland in 1661 [2]
- Steven Pilcher, who settled in Maryland in 1684
Pilcher migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Pilcher Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- George Pilcher, aged 20, a labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Bolton" in 1840
- Stephen Pilcher, aged 44, a labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Coromandel" in 1840
- Susan Pilcher, aged 17, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Coromandel" in 1840
- Stephen Pilcher, aged 11, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Coromandel" in 1840
- John Pilcher, aged 8, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Coromandel" in 1840
- ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Contemporary Notables of the name Pilcher (post 1700) | + |
- Joshua Pilcher (1790-1843), American fur trader and Indian agent, owner and president of the Missouri Fur Company
- J L Pilcher (1898-1981), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia (1953-1965)
- William Stanton Pilcher (1803-1858), American politician, Candidate for Kentucky State Attorney General, 1844; Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, 1857-58 [3]
- W. W. Pilcher, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1908 [3]
- T. C. Pilcher, American politician, Member of Virginia State Senate 11th District, 1916-17 [3]
- Joshua Pilcher (1790-1843), American politician, U.S. Consul in Chihuahua, 1825-27 [3]
- John Leonard Pilcher (1898-1981), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Georgia State House of Representatives; Member of Georgia State Senate, 1940-44; U.S. Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1953-65 [3]
- James B. Pilcher, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Hankow, 1932 [3]
- James Pilcher, American politician, U.S. Consul General in Hong Kong, 1958-59 [3]
- E. G. Pilcher, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1936 [3]
- ... (Another 10 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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