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Fletcher Family History
Fletcher Genealogy & Family TreeFletcher is a Scottish name from Yorkshire, England, where the earliest known ancestor—Jean de La Fleche—was granted lands by King William before the family moved north to Scotland. It referred to someone with the occupation of making arrows. In recent years, it is sometimes used as a given name. The family motto is Alta pete which means “Aim at high things.”
Other spellings include “Flechyr,” “Flesher,” “Fletcheour,” “Fleshar,” “Flesher,” “Fleshour,” “Fleschor,” “Fledger,” and “Flegger.” Notable people with the surname include American actress Louise Fletcher (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Cruel Intentions, Flowers in the Attic), British actor Dexter Fletcher (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Kick-Ass, The Elephant Man), Scottish footballer Darren Barr Fletcher, and American NASA Administrator James Chipman Fletcher. The first Fletcher to come to America was Moses Fletcher in 1620.
Fletcher Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Mary Fletcher -- --, 1640 November 11, 1675
- William Fletcher -- --, 1683 December 0, 1729 Virginia
- Richard Fletcher -- --, 1635 April 0, 1719
- Henry Fletcher -- --, 1518 October 15, 1574 Cumberland
- Col Sir Richard William Fletcher -- --, 1455 December 0, 1528
Fletcher Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Lilian Mary Fletcher -- --, 1887 March 14, 1912
- Harry Fletcher -- --, 1938 December 0, 2021
- Violet A G Fletcher -- --, 1910 December 0, 1911
- Isaac Fletcher -- --, 1844 February 26, 1903
- Eliza Jane (Jenny) Fletcher -- --, 1882 July 1, 1949
