Hamsher Surname History

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England

Etymology of Hamsher

What does the name Hamsher mean?

The Anglo-Saxon name Hamsher comes from the family having resided in the village of Hallamshire in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Early Origins of the Hamsher family

The surname Hamsher was first found in Yorkshire, where they held a family seat from very early times.

Early History of the Hamsher family

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Hamsher Spelling Variations

Hamsher has been spelled many different ways. Before English spelling became standardized over the last few hundred years, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. As the English language changed in the Middle Ages, absorbing pieces of Latin and French, as well as other languages, the spelling of people's names also changed considerably, even over a single lifetime. Spelling variants included: Hampshire, Hampscher, Hampsher, Hampsheir, Hamshire, Hamscher, Hamsher and many more.

Early Notables of the Hamsher family

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Hamsher migration to the United States +

In an attempt to escape the chaos experienced in England, many English families boarded overcrowded and diseased ships sailing for the shores of North America and other British colonies. Those families hardy enough, and lucky enough, to make the passage intact were rewarded with land and a social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families became important contributors to the young colonies in which they settled. Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first Hamshers to arrive on North American shores:

Hamsher Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

George Hamsher, aged 17, who landed in New York, NY in 1851 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Hamsher (post 1700) +

Charles Hamsher Clippinger (1879-1937), American Republican politician, Chair of Franklin County Republican Party, 1927; Member of Pennsylvania State Senate 33rd District, 1931-32 2

Sources +

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html