A Survey of English Bynames: Shearsmith

by Mari ingen Briain meic Donnchada (Kathleen M. O'Brien)

© 2002-2012 by Kathleen M. O'Brien. All rights reserved.
Version 1.3, updated 24 June 2012


Shearsmith
"'A maker of shears, scissors', OE scēarra and smið" - Reaney & Wilson (p. 404 s.n. Shearsmith)
"Occup. 'the shearsmith,' a maker of shears." (Bardsley, pp. 682-683 s.n. Shearsmith)
 
NameOccupationDateSource
WalterleScheresmythe c. 1300Bardsley (pp. 682-683 s.n. Shearsmith)
Walter Scheresmythe 1325Reaney & Wilson (p. 404 s.n. Shearsmith)
Geoffrey Sheresmyth 1391Reaney & Wilson (p. 404 s.n. Shearsmith)
Thomas Schersmyth 1440Bardsley (pp. 682-683 s.n. Shearsmith)


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