TIR Heritage

The surname of BOUCHER was derived from the Old French word'bochier' an occupational name, a butcher. The name was derivedfrom the Old French word BOUCHIER, and was brought into Englandin the wake of the Norman Conquest of 1066. Early records of the name mention Ailwardus le Bochere, 1184 in London. Alan le Boucherwas recorded in the yar 1327 in County Sussex. William Bourchier of County Somerset was documented during the reign of Edward III (1327-1377). Thomas le Bouker of Yorkshire was listed in the Yorkshire PollTax of 1379. Jonathan Butcher an Mary Ellen Dosset were married atSt. George's, Hanover Square, London in 1794.Since the dawn of civilisation the need to communicate has been aprime drive of all higher mankind. The more organised the socialstructure became, the more urgent the need to name places, objectsand situations essential to the survival of the social unit. From thiscomon stem arose the requirements to identify families, tribes andindividual members evolving into a pattern in evidence today. In theformation of this history, common usage of customs, trades, locations,patronymic and generic terms were often adopted as surnames. Thedemands of bureaucracy formally introduced by feudal lords in the 11thcentury, to define the boundaries and families within their fiefdoms,crystallized the need for personal identification and accountability, andsurnames became in general use from this time onwards.An eminent member of the name was Samuel Henry Butcher (1850 - 1910) the Irish classical scholar, born in Dublin. He was educated atMarlborough and Trinity College, Dublin, and was elected to extraordinary fellowship at University College Oxford, and in 1882, hebecame professor of Greek at Edinburgh. He translated the 'Odyssey'in 1879 and is well known for his work on Aristotles 'Poetics' in 1895.He was the MP. for Cambridge University from 1906.The associated arms are recorded in Sir Bernard Burkes General Armory. Ulster King of Arms in 1884.