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![Show Contents]() Vicax History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Vicax surname is was a patronymic name meaning "son of the vicar;" or, perhaps, an occupational name for a servant of the vicar. Early Origins of the Vicax familyThe surname Vicax was first found in Durham, where they had been seated as Lords of the manor in that shire. Although there is a tradition in the family that they were descended from a Spanish Don Vicaro who entered England in the train of Queen Catharine of Aragon, this source should be seriously questioned since the family held a family seat in Durham almost 300 years before when Nickolas Vigrus (Vickers) was Steward or Governor of Tynemouth in 1295. 1 Early History of the Vicax familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Vicax research. Another 253 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1215, 1296, 1310, 1338, 1340, 1361, 1396, 1399, 1503, 1580, 1581, 1590, 1591, 1604, 1607, 1611, 1618, 1636, 1641, 1646, 1648, 1652, 1655, 1656, 1660 and 1700 are included under the topic Early Vicax History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Vicax Spelling VariationsThe name Vicax, appeared in many references, and from time to time, the surname was spelt Vickers, Vickars, Viccars, Vicars, Vigours, Vicax and many more. Early Notables of the Vicax familyNotable amongst the family name during their early history was John Vicars (1580?-1652), English schoolmaster, poetaster, and polemic, descended from a Cumberland stock, was born in London of poor parents about 1580.
Thomas Vicars (fl. 1607-1641), was an English theologian, born in 1590 or 1591, a native of Carlisle.
John Viccars (1604-1660), was an English biblical scholar, elder son of Gregory Viccars of Treswell in Nottinghamshire. "His sister Helen was the wife of the dramatist William Sampson (1590?-1636?) " 2
Richard Vickris (d. 1700), was an "English Quaker writer, the son...
Another 89 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Vicax Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Vicax family to Ireland
Some of the Vicax 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.
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The New World beckoned as many of the settlers in Ireland, known as the Scotch/Irish, became disenchanted. 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." Amongst the early settlers who could be considered kinsmen of the Vicax family, or who bore a variation of the surname Vicax were Vicax Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
- Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0
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Vicax migration to Canada 
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