| ![Show Contents]() Such History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Such familyThe surname Such was first found in Lancashire at Ormskirk. The first record of the family was Thomas Such, who complained early in the reign of Elizabeth that certain of the inhabitants of Ormskirk had taken their corn to other mills. The entry continues: apparently there were complaints against the miller that the corn was not so well ground by him and that he took, or lost, an excessive proportion of the flour. In the end, Thomas Such built a new mill at the Knoll to help solve the issue. 1 However, another source has a different point of origin for the family. This source claims the name was a Norman name appearing in the Roll of Battel Abbey. "All authorities are agreed in deriving this great house from the Sovereign Earls of Brittany ; but they differ materially as to the affinity it bore to the parent stock." 2 "Alan La Zouche, the undoubted founder of the family, who in his charter to Lilleshall Priory styles himself ' son of Geoffrey le Vicomte,' lived in the time of Henry II., and acquired a great estate through his wife Alice, the heiress of the elder male line of De Belmeis. She brought him Ashby, since, as Ashby-de-la-Zouche, the head of his barony, in Leicestershire, Tong and other manors in Shropshire, and lands in Sussex and Devonshire. Their eldest son William commonly went by his mother's name; but when he died in 1199, he was succeeded by his brother Roger, who had always called himself La Zouche." 2 North Molton, Devon was the site of another of the family. "The manor was part of the portion of Eadgytha, wife of the Confessor, and was given by John to Roger le Zouch. From the Zouches it passed to the St. Maurs. The church was given by Alan le Zouch, circa 1313, to the monastery of Lilleshull, in Shropshire." 3 "The manor [of Harringworth, Northamptonshire] belonged to the barons De la Zouche, who, till within the last three centuries, resided here; and remains of their mansion are perceptible in the present manor-house." 4 Early History of the Such familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Such research. Another 134 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1394, 1415, 1420, 1510, 1569, 1600, 1607, 1634 and 1703 are included under the topic Early Such History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Such Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Zouch, Zouche, Souch, Souche and others. Early Notables of the Such familyNotable of this family during the Middle Ages was William Sutch, who in 1703 had given two closes called Long Hey and Little Hey in Aughton, Lancashire for the benefit of the poor. 1"Edward Zouche the last Lord, was one of the peers who sat in judgment on Mary Queen of Scots at Fotheringay. Elizabeth afterwards sent him on an embassy to Scotland, and appointed him her Justiciary for North and South Wales : and he was Constable of Dover and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports under her successor. " He built the magnificent mansion of Bramhill,Hants, as a residence...
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 Such migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Such Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- George Such, who arrived in Virginia in 1656 5
Such Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Johannes Such, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 5
Such Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- William Such, who arrived in America in 1810 5
- Justus Frederick Such, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1835 5
- James Such, who landed in New York in 1839 5
| Such migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Such Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Mr. William Such U.E. who arrived at Port Roseway, [Shelbourne], Nova Scotia on October 26, 1783 was passenger number 189 aboard the ship "HMS Clinton", picked up on September 28, 1783 at Staten Island, New York, USA 6
- Mrs. Jane Such U.E. who arrived at Port Roseway, [Shelbourne], Nova Scotia on October 26, 1783 was passenger number 298 aboard the ship "HMS Clinton", picked up on September 28, 1783 at Staten Island, New York, USA 6
Such Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Eliza Such, aged 25, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Triton" in 1833
- Jane Such, aged 20, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Triton" in 1833
| Such migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Such Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Miss Elizabeth Such, English convict who was convicted in Warwick, Warwickshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Emma Eugenia" on 16th November 1841, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 7
| Such 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: Such Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. John Such, (b. 1835), aged 24, English farm larbourer from Surrey travelling from London aboard the ship "Zealandia" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 14th November 1859 8
- Mrs. Sarah Ann Such, (b. 1836), aged 23, English settler from Surrey travelling from London aboard the ship "Zealandia" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 14th November 1859 8
| Contemporary Notables of the name Such (post 1700) | + |
- Craig Such, American Republican politician, Candidate for Montana State House of Representatives 22nd District, 2010 9
- 'Townships: Scarisbrick', in A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 3, ed. William Farrer and J Brownbill (London, 1907), pp. 265-276. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol3/pp265-276 [accessed 21 January 2017].
- Cleveland, Dutchess of The Battle Abbey Roll with some Account of the Norman Lineages. London: John Murray, Abermarle Street, 1889. Print. Volume 3 of 3
- Worth, R.N., A History of Devonshire London: Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, E.G., 1895. Digital
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, 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)
- Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 30th March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/emma-eugenia
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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