::: the SHOLICAR pages ::: â?¦ the origins and history of the Sholicar family surname â?¦
SHOLICAR â?¦ thatâ??s an unusual name â?? whereâ??s it from?
The main purpose of this site is to give some genealogical / family history information relating to the English surname Sholicar.
Although very regularly spelt incorrectly as Scholicar - this particular spelling is interestingly not even a historical variant of the name â?? though due to widespread illiteracy during the last few centuries & beyond there are many, many other historical variants on the name such as Sherliker, Shallaker, Shalliker, Shorlicar, Shorliker etc â?¦
This site is authored by Jim Sholicar (see â??About this siteâ?? for more info).
I have included a lot of information, originally researched by Debrettâ??s in 2002 â?? though I am not yet convinced that all data provided is totally correct as there seem to be some census records that contradict the conclusions made. Over time, I hope to add more details to prove / disprove these.
Hopefully â?? other Sholicars out there can add more â?¦
The main historical / location link that I can find seems to go back to â??Shorlicarâ??s Mereâ?? â?? a small area near to Martin Mere in Burscough, Lancashire (and a variant spelling of Shurlacres Mere) â?? see recent jottings section for details.
The bulk of this site was put together in 2006 & it has had the odd tweak added since â?? but a major update is probably well overdue.
It was most recently edited in Aug 2009.