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Early Origins of the Shug family

The surname Shug was first found in Cornwall where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of North Tammerton. Cornwall was a land set apart, a land of mystique and quaint customs, more strongly related to Brittany and Wales than to England. It was not until the 10th century that they submitted to the Saxon rule of England. Since then, their influence has moved east into Devon, Somerset and Dorset.

Early History of the Shug family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Shug research. Another 77 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1569 and 1641 are included under the topic Early Shug History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Shug Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Shug, Shugge, Shook, Shuke, Shooke, Shugby and many more.

Early Notables of the Shug family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

  • the Shugg family of Cornwall


United States Shug migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Shug Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Peter Shug, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1765 [1]
Shug Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Mr. W. Shug, (b. 1810), aged 38, Cornish mechanic departing from Penzance aboard the ship "Mountaineer" arriving in the United States on 29th May 1848 [2]
  • Mrs. E. Shug, (b. 1811), aged 37, Cornish settler departing from Penzance aboard the ship "Mountaineer" arriving in the United States on 29th May 1848 [2]
  • Mr. W. Shug, (b. 1842), aged 6, Cornish settler departing from Penzance aboard the ship "Mountaineer" arriving in the United States on 29th May 1848 [2]
  • Mr. T. Shug, (b. 1844), aged 4, Cornish settler departing from Penzance aboard the ship "Mountaineer" arriving in the United States on 29th May 1848 [2]
  • Miss M.A. Shug, (b. 1846), aged 2, Cornish settler departing from Penzance aboard the ship "Mountaineer" arriving in the United States on 29th May 1848 [2]
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  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)
  2. Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to New York 1820 - 1891 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_new_york_1820_1891.pdf


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