Lusher History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Lusher family

The surname Lusher was first found in Cambridgeshire where Hugh de Lisures granted lands to Thorney Abbey, temp. Henry I., but he was also listed as witnessing a charter of Jocelyn Crespin in Normandy in 1128. 1

While this is believed to be the first record of the family in England, we must step back a bit further to Normandy where this family, "like Lusers and Lisores, bears a chief. William de Lusoris, Normandy 1180-1195 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). The Barons of Lisores, Normandy, were a branch of the Bassetts. "

Back in England, in 1165 Warner de Lisures held a barony in Wiltshire, Robert in Huningdonshire, and R. Lisures was a forester in fee in Northamptonshire 2. Nigel Lisures in the 13th century held lands in Nottinghamshire 3.

Early History of the Lusher family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lusher research. Another 175 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1147, 1394, 1397, 1415, 1420, 1430, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1546, 1561 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Lusher History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lusher Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lusher, Lushill, Luser, Looser, Loosher, Lush and others.

Early Notables of the Lusher family

Distinguished members of the family include

the Lusher family of Surrey

Lusher Ranking

In the United States, the name Lusher is the 14,562^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4

Lusher migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lusher Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Elewar Lusher, who arrived in Dedham, Massachusetts in 1638 5

Lusher migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Lusher Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Thomas Lusher, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Canton" in 1846 6

Lusher migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Lusher Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Thomas Lusher, Australian settler travelling from Melbourne, Victoria aboard the ship "Dunedin" arriving in Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand on 12th March 1860 7
Mrs. Lusher, Australian settler travelling from Melbourne, Victoria with 4 daughters aboard the ship "Dunedin" arriving in Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand on 12th March 1860 7

Contemporary Notables of the name Lusher (post 1700) +

Wetzel Lusher, American Republican politician, Chair of Lincoln County Republican Party, 1961; Candidate for West Virginia State Senate 7th District, 1970
Don Lusher (1923-2006), English jazz and big band trombonist

Citations +

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)
Liber Niger Scutarii ("Black Book of the Exchequer"), containing reports by county on feudal holdings in England in 1166 (reign of Henry II)
Testa de Nevill or "Liber Feodorum" or "Book of Fees," thought to have been written by Ralph de Nevill, for King John (1199–1216)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) CANTON 1846. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1846Canton.htm
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html