Chear History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Chear family

The surname Chear was first found in Surrey where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Chear family

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Chear Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Chear has been recorded under many different variations, including Chertsey, Cheretsy, Chartsey, Curtsey, Certsey and others.

Early Notables of the Chear family

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Chear migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Chear or a variant listed above:

Chear Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Joseph Chear, who arrived in Virginia in 1702 2

Chear migration to Australia +

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

First Fleet

Mr. Richard Chear, (Cheer, Cheers), (1759 - 1827), British settler convicted in Surrey, England in 1788, sentenced to 7 years for theft, transported aboard the ship "Guardian" leaving in 1789 she struck an iceberg in 1789 and was turned back to Cape Town, Africafinally arriving in New South Wales in 1790 1

Following the First Fleet, other convicts and early settlers arriving in Australia include:

Chear Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Edward Chear who was convicted in London, England for life, transported aboard the "Dick" on 2nd October 1820, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 3

Sources +

Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 4th February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships
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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 8th July 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/Dick