| ![Show Contents]() Barchard History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The ancient history of the Barchard name begins with the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the family resided in Cheshire, where they held a family seat near Birkenhead at the estuary of the River Birket. It is from the name of the river that their name is derived. Early Origins of the Barchard familyThe surname Barchard was first found in Cheshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest in 1066. Early History of the Barchard familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Barchard research. Another 78 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1650, 1666, 1700, 1703, 1746, 1838 and 1908 are included under the topic Early Barchard History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Barchard Spelling VariationsUntil quite recently, the English language has lacked a definite system of spelling rules. Consequently, Anglo-Saxon surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. Changes in Anglo-Saxon names were influenced by the evolution of the English language, as it incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other languages. Although Medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, so it is common to find one person referred to by several different spellings of his surname, even the most literate people varied the spelling of their own names. Variations of the name Barchard include Birket, Birkett, Bircket, Burkett, Birckett, Burket, Burkert and many more. Early Notables of the Barchard familyAnother 50 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Barchard Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Barchard family to Ireland
Some of the Barchard family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 37 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Barchard migration to the United States | + |
Searching for a better life, many English families migrated to British colonies. Unfortunately, the majority of them traveled under extremely harsh conditions: overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the ocean. For those families that arrived safely, modest prosperity was attainable, and many went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the new colonies. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Barchard or a variant listed above:
Barchard Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- John Barchard, who arrived in Virginia in 1658 1
| Historic Events for the Barchard family | + |
- Mr. Edmund E. Barchard, English 2nd Class passenger residing in Columbus, Ohio, USA, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking 2
- 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)
- Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 6) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/
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Barchard migration to the United States 
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