| ![Show Contents]() Touche History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of ToucheWhat does the name Touche mean? The Touche surname was taken on from any of several places so named, especially in Western France. Early Origins of the Touche familyThe surname Touche was first found in Notre Dame du Touchet, near Mortaine, in Normandy. "The ruins of the old castle are still visible near the parish church: and the race of its ancient possessors is not extinct." 1 "In 1082 Ursinus de Touchet was granted lands to the Church of St. William, Maortaine." 2 "The family of Touchet," says Collins, "hath been of great note, and came in with William the Conqueror, as is very evident, the name being on the Roll of Battle Abbey and in the Chronicles of Normandy." Its representative in the martial reign of Edward III. was Sir John Touchet, who married Joan, eldest daughter and eventually sole heir of James, Lord Audley of Heleigh, and thus secured to his descendants the inheritance of the ancient Barony of Audley. 3 Toget appears on the Roll of Battle Abbey, but was later Anglicized as "Tuchet." 1 The first record of the family in ancient Britain was Joceline Touchet who was seated in Cheshire temp. William I (during the reign of William I, the Conqueror.) He was father of Henry and his son, Henry was granted the village of Tattenhall by Ralph Gernons, the Earl of Chester. 2 "Audley [in Staffordshire] gives the title of Baron to the family of Touchet." 4 Little is known of the family until the 14th century when Sir John Tuchet (1327-1371) was listed. He married Joan Audley (1331-1393,) daughter of James Audley, 2nd Baron Audley to become the 3rd Baron Audley. His son John Tuchet (1371-1408) was the 4th Baron Audley and the 1st Baron Tuchet. "The family of Tuchet, or Touchet, is very ancient in [Somerset]. William was summoned to Parliament as the first Baron Audley from 1299 to 1306." 5 Early History of the Touche familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Touche research. Another 154 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1313, 1371, 1408, 1409, 1459, 1465, 1491, 1497, 1549, 1558, 1617, 1638, 1684, 1689 and 1963 are included under the topic Early Touche History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Touche Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Touchet, Touchett, Touchette, Le Touchet, Le Touchett, Le Touchette, Touche and many more. Early Notables of the Touche familyNotable amongst the family in this period was - James Touchet seventh Baron Audley (1465?-1497), descended from Adam de Aldithley or Audley, who lived in the reign of Henry I, and is considered the first Baron Audley or Aldithley
- James Touchet Baron Audley of Hely or Heleigh, third Earl of Castlehaven (1617?-1684), was the eldest son and heir of Mervyn, lord Audley, second earl of Castlehaven, by his first wife, Elizabeth
- George Anselm Touchet or Tuchet (died c. 1689), was the Catholic chaplain to Queen Catherine of Braganza. He was born at Stalbridge, Dorset, was second son of Mervyn Touchet, twelfth lord Audley and s...
- James Touchet, was 5th Baron Audley; and Marie Touchet (1549-1638), Dame de Belleville, was the only mistress of Charles IX of France
| Touche migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Touche Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Jeanne Le Noble Touche, who settled in Louisiana in 1726
- Pierre Touche, who settled in Louisiana in 1756
| Touche migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Touche Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century- Julien La Touche, who settled in Quebec in 1665
- Roger La Touche, who settled in Quebec in 1665
| Contemporary Notables of the name Touche (post 1700) | + |
- Sir Eric MacLellan Touche (b. 1960), 3rd Baronet of Dorking in the County of Surrey, English peer
- Sir Rodney Gordon Touche (b. 1928), 2nd Baronet of Dorking in the County of Surrey, English peer
- Sir Gordon Cosmo Touche (1895-1972), 1st Baronet of Dorking in the County of Surrey, a British barrister and politician, Chairman of Ways and Means (1959-1962), Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
- Sir Anthony George Touche (b. 1927), 3rd Baronet of Westcott in the County of Surrey, an English peer
- Sir Norman George Touche (1888-1977), 2nd Baronet of Westcott in the County of Surrey, an English peer
- Sir George Alexander Touche (1861-1935), 1st Baronet of Westcott in the County of Surrey, born George Alexander Touch, a Scottish-born peer, accountant and politician, co-founder of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
- Sir Rodney Touche, President of Make Believe Village, Alberta, Canada
- Cleveland, Dutchess of The Battle Abbey Roll with some Account of the Norman Lineages. London: John Murray, Abermarle Street, 1889. Print. Volume 3 of 3
- 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)
- Burke, John Bernard, The Roll of Battle Abbey. London: Edward Churton, 26, Holles Street, 1848, Print.
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Oliver, George, Collections Illustrating the History of the Catholic Religion in the Counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Wilts, and Gloucester London: Charles Dolman, 61, New Bond Street, 1857. Print
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