Shure History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The name Shure literally means "dweller at the shore or strand" from the Middle English word "schore." 1 2 3
Early Origins of the Shure family
The surname Shure was first found in Derbyshire at Mickleover where they held a family seat from ancient times, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D. Mickleover, at the time of the taking of the Domesday Book in 1086, was held by Burton Abbey.
Later in Yorkshire, we found Adam de Schore and Johannes de Schore in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379. 4
"George Shore was one of the Royalist delinquents of Macclesfield who were fined or had their properties sequestrated in the time of Cromwell." 5
Early History of the Shure family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Shure research. Another 109 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1445, 1527, 1655, 1662, 1711, 1752 and 1768 are included under the topic Early Shure History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Shure Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Shoore, Shore, Sure and others.
Early Notables of the Shure family
Distinguished members of the family include Elizabeth "Jane" Shore (c.1445-c.1527), one of the many mistresses of King Edward IV of England, described as "the merriest, the wiliest, and the holiest harlots." She was a...
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Shure migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Shure Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
- Jacob Shure, who arrived in Virginia in 1652 6
Shure Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Thomas Shure, who landed in America in 1760-1763 6
The Shure Motto +
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Perimus licitis
Motto Translation: We perish by what is lawful.
Citations +
- Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
- Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
- Baring-Gould S., Family Names and their Story. London: Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, 1913. Print
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. 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)