Skyres History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Skyres

What does the name Skyres mean?

The history of the Skyres family name begins after the Norman Conquest of 1066. They lived in Lincolnshire.

Early Origins of the Skyres family

The surname Skyres was first found in Lincolnshire where they were Lords of the manor of Bonby, and conjecturally are descended from Ralph de Mortimer, who held his lands from Hugh Fitz Baldric, at the time of the taking of the Domesday Survey in 1086 A.D.

Early History of the Skyres family

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Skyres Spelling Variations

Anglo-Norman names tend to be marked by an enormous number of spelling variations. This is largely due to the fact that Old and Middle English lacked any spelling rules when Norman French was introduced in the 11th century. The languages of the English courts at that time were French and Latin. These various languages mixed quite freely in the evolving social milieu. The final element of this mix is that medieval scribes spelled words according to their sounds rather than any definite rules, so a name was often spelled in as many different ways as the number of documents it appeared in. The name was spelled Skerne, Skearne, Skern, Skearn, Skyre, Skryne, Skyrne and many more.

Early Notables of the Skyres family

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Migration of the Skyres family

Because of the political and religious discontent in England, families began to migrate abroad in enormous numbers. Faced with persecution and starvation at home, the open frontiers and generally less oppressive social environment of the New World seemed tantalizing indeed to many English people. The trip was difficult, and not all made it unscathed, but many of those who did get to Canada and the United States made important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers with Skyres name or one of its variants: Joseph Skrine landed in America in 1750.