The surname Cheers 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.
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Early History of the Cheers family
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Cheers Spelling Variations
Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Cheers include Chertsey, Cheretsy, Chartsey, Curtsey, Certsey and others.
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Early Notables of the Cheers family (pre 1700)
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Cheers migration to Australia
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Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:
"Mrs. Elizabeth Cheers, (b. 1803), aged 25, English house maid who was convicted in Chester, Cheshire, England for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the ""Competitor"" on 9th June 1828, arriving in New South Wales, Australia" [1]
Contemporary Notables of the name Cheers (post 1700)
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Charles Cheers Wakefield (1859-1941), 1st Baron Wakefield, Viscount Wakefield, founder of the Wakefield Oil Company, later renamed Castrol
Cheers migration to Australia 
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