Foulcher History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Ireland

Etymology of Foulcher

What does the name Foulcher mean?

The name Foulcher was brought to England in the wave of migration that followed the Norman Conquest of 1066. Foulcher is based on the Germanic personal name Fulcher. It is composed of the elements folk, which means people, and hari, which means army.

Early Origins of the Foulcher family

The surname Foulcher was first found in Lincolnshire and Derbyshire where they were granted lands about the time of William the Conqueror. Historically, the Fulchers were known as the Champions of Burgundy and records were found of the name spelt Fulchere in Normandy (1180-1195). 1 The name could have also been derived from the Ango-Saxon word "folgere", in other words a follower, an attendant, a free-man who did not have a house of his own. 2

Early History of the Foulcher family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Foulcher research. Another 168 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1170, 1272, 1273, 1284, 1307, 1379, 1617, 1690, 1737, 1795, 1803, 1830, 1855 and 1893 are included under the topic Early Foulcher History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Foulcher Spelling Variations

Before the last few hundred years the English language had no fixed system of spelling rules. For that reason, spelling variations occurred commonly in Anglo Norman surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name Foulcher were recorded, including Fulcher, Fulger, Fulker, Fucher, Fullager, Folker, Foucar, Foulger, Futcher, Folger, Fugler, Fuche, Fuge, Fuidge, Fudge, Foutch and many more.

Early Notables of the Foulcher family

Walter Fulcher of Lincolnshire, Thomas Fulcher (1737-1803), a British architect, George Williams Fulcher (1795-1855), a well-known poet, and John Fulcher (1830-1893), a British musician and composer; Peter...
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Migration of the Foulcher family to Ireland

Some of the Foulcher family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Foulcher migration to Australia +

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

Second Fleet

Mr. Robert Foulcher, (1776 - 1838), aged 14, British settler convicted in Essex, England in 1789, sentenced to 7 years for stealing spoons, transported aboard the ship "Third Fleet" leaving in 1790 arriving in New South Wales, Australia in 1791 3

Sources +

The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 4th February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships