Endasour History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Endasour family

Early History of the Endasour family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Endasour research. Another 144 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1077, 1173, 1415, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1570 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Endasour History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Endasour Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Endasour include Endesore, Endasour, Endsour, Endasore, Endsaw, Endesaw, Endasaw, Endshaw, Endshore, Enshore, Enshaw, Ensor, Enser and many more.

Early Notables of the Endasour family

Distinguished members of the family include

• the Endasour family of Staffordshire

Migration of the Endasour family

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Endasour were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..