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The origins of the Cheeshouse name lie with England's ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It comes from when the family lived near the cheese house, the building where the village cheese was made and stored. The name would have been applied to a person who lived near the building in which the villagers kept their supply of cheese. The Modern English word cheese is derived from the Old English word cese and the West Saxon word cyse, which both mean cheese.
The surname Cheeshouse was first found in Cambridgeshire, where they held a family seat from early times.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cheeshouse research. Another 172 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1500 and 1660 are included under the topic Early Cheeshouse History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Before the last few hundred years, the English language had no fast system of spelling rules. For that reason, spelling variations are commonly found in early Anglo-Saxon surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name Cheeshouse were recorded, including Cheesehouse, Cheeshus, Chezus, Cheshus, Chezhus, Cheeshouse, Cheeshous, Cheesehous, Gesors and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Cheeshouse Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
To escape oppression and starvation at that time, many English families left for the "open frontiers" of the New World with all its perceived opportunities. In droves people migrated to the many British colonies, those in North America in particular, paying high rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Although many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, those who did see the shores of North America perceived great opportunities before them. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Research into various historical records revealed some of first members of the Cheeshouse family emigrate to North America: a number of settlers who arrived in the New World by the 19th century.