Aitcherson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• Scotland
• Ireland

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The name Aitcherson was first used by the ancient Strathclyde-Briton people of the Scottish/English Borderlands. The first Aitcherson to use this name no doubt lived in Berwickshire.

Early Origins of the Aitcherson family

The surname Aitcherson was first found in Berwickshire an ancient county of Scotland, presently part of the Scottish Borders Council Area, located in the eastern part of the Borders Region of Scotland, where one of the first records of the name was Johannes filius Ade was a "custumar" of North Berwick in 1384 and later appears as John Atkynsoun in 1387. ^[1]

Early History of the Aitcherson family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Aitcherson research. Another 67 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1408, 1563, 1552, 1558, 1580, 1634, 1621, 1628, 1580, 1634, 1000, 1611, 1638, 1629, 1685, 1657, 1657, 1655, 1701, 1695, 1699, 1695, 1688, 1748, 1727, 1748 and 1728 are included under the topic Early Aitcherson History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Aitcherson Spelling Variations

Scribes in Medieval Scotland spelled names by sound rather than any set of rules, so an enormous number of spelling variations exist in names of that era. Aitcherson has been spelled Acheson, Acherson, Atcherson, Aitcheson, Aitchison, Atcheson, Achison and many more.

Early Notables of the Aitcherson family (pre 1700)

Another 46 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Aitcherson Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Aitcherson family to Ireland

Some of the Aitcherson family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 183 words (13 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Aitcherson family

The number of Strathclyde Clan families sailing for North America increased steadily as the persecution continued. In the colonies, they could find not only freedom from the iron hand of the English government, but land to settle on. The American War of Independence allowed many of these settlers to prove their independence, while some chose to go to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. Scots played essential roles in the forging of both great nations. Among them: William Aitchison who settled in Colchester county, Nova Scotia in 1875; Andrew Aitchison who settled in Niagara, Lincoln county Ontario in 1852; Thomas Acheson who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1798.