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Wilsheres Surname Definition:
Wilsheres: One of the most ancient of Herts names is that of Wilshere or Wylshere, now rare in the county. There have been Wilsheres of the Frythe, Welwyn, from the 14th to the present century (Cus.); and we find them there in our own day.
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Wilsheres: One of the most ancient of Herts names is that of Wilshere or Wylshere, now rare in the county. There have been Wilsheres of the Frythe, Welwyn, from the 14th to the present century (Cus.); and we find them there in our own day.
— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy
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