When Edward Harcourt was born about 1560, in Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England, his father, Simon Harcourt Esq. MP, was 36 and his mother, Mary Aston, was 24. He married Anne Collier about 1590. He died about 1608, at the age of 50.
Do you know Edward? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
A State Lottery was recorded in 1569. The tickets were sold at St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
The Royal Exchange was organized in January 1571 by Sir Thomas Gresham. Gresham is known as the father of English banking.
England established its first colony in North America in 1585 as a way to generate additional wealth. The colony was named Virginia, after the virgin Queen Elizabeth I.
English (of Norman origin) and French: habitational name from any of the places in Eure and Calvados named Harcourt, from Old French cour(t) ‘court, farmyard’ (see Court ) with an obscure first element. This surname is very rare in France.
English: habitational name from either of two places in Shropshire named Harcourt. The one near Cleobury Mortimer gets the name from Old English heafocere ‘hawker, falconer’ + cot ‘hut, cottage’; the one near Wem has as its first element Old English hearpere (see Harper ).
History: The surname of French origin (see 1 above) is listed along with the equally rare or even extinct variants or altered forms Haraucourt, Herancourt, and Héraucourt in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAs a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.