Hanchard History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Hanchard

What does the name Hanchard mean?

The ancient Anglo-Saxon surname Hanchard came from the baptismal name for the son of John.

Early Origins of the Hanchard family

The surname Hanchard was first found in Oxfordshire, where they were Lords of the Manor in that county from the most ancient times. The family originally settled in England after the Norman Conquest and at that time was registered in the rolls as De Hanacre.

Early History of the Hanchard family

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Hanchard Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Hanchard family name include Hanker, Hancker, Hanekere, Hanekare, De Hanacre and others.

Early Notables of the Hanchard family

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Hanchard migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia included the First Fleet of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

First Fleet

Mr. Daniel Hanchard, (1771 - 1848), aged 18, British settler convicted at Middlesex, England in 1788, sentenced to 7 years for stealing fabric, transported aboard the ship "Neptune" leaving in 1789 arriving in New South Wales, Australia in 1790 1

Sources +

Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 4th February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships