lauther History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• England
• Scotland

The surname lauther was originally the name of a place in ancient Berwickshire county, before it came to be the surname of this great family.

Early Origins of the lauther family

The surname lauther was first found in Berwickshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Important Dates for the lauther family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our lauther research. Another 123 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1057, 1516, 1311, 1297, 1298, 1611, 1646 and 1772 are included under the topic Early lauther History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

lauther Spelling Variations

The name, lauther, occurred in many references, and from time to time, it was spelt Lauder, Laudor, Lawder, Lawther, Leather, Lauther and others.

Early Notables of the lauther family (pre 1700)

Notable amongst the family name during their early history was Sir Robert Lauder of Bass (d. 1311), a supporter of William Wallace at Stirling Bridge in 1297, and at...
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Migration of the lauther family to Ireland

Some of the lauther family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

lauther migration to the United States

The New World beckoned settlers from the Scottish-English borders. They sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. Some called them, less romantically, the "coffin ships." Among the early settlers bearing the lauther surname who came to North America were:

lauther Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Ernestine Lauther, aged 20, who arrived in New York, NY in 1848 ^[1]
• Jacob Lauther, who landed in Ohio in 1869 ^[1]

Citations

1. ^ 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)