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Early Origins of the Sheerer family

The surname Sheerer was first found in Berwickshire where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Sheerer family

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Sheerer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Shearer, Sherar, Sherer, Sheerer and others.

Early Notables of the Sheerer family

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Migration of the Sheerer family to Ireland

Some of the Sheerer family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 50 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


Sheerer migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sheerer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Mathew Sheerer, who settled in Newcastle Co. Del. in 1842
  • Fred Sheerer, who settled in Philadelphia in 1847
  • Philip Sheerer, who landed in Alabama in 1858 1


  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)


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