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BOSHER Family History

Recorded in several forms including Boshard, Boscard, Boshier, Bosher, Bowsher, Bowshire and others, this can best be described as an English version of a French medieval surname. Derived from the pre 9th century word Buschier, it was occupational for a timber merchant, especially one who prepared and seasoned timber. The term was introduced into the British Isles after the famous Conquest of England in 1066, and its use spread rapidly in the succeeding centuries. A further impetus to the name was given by Huguenot protestant immigrants of the 17th century, who left France to avoid persecution.