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Fisher Surname Origin

Fisher Lineage

Alexander Fisher 1540-1579, father of Thomazine Banks Fisher 1559-1625.

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Fisher Migration
Aylesbury, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England > Maidstone, Kent, England > St. Bride's Parish, London, England 

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Thomazine Banks Fisher, Bill's 11th Great-Grandmother
1559 - August 1625
b. Ashford Borough, Kent, England
d. Ashford Borough, Kent, England

St Mary the Virgin Church
Ashford, Ashford Borough, Kent, England

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Noteworthy

1. Obituary TBD
2. Tags: TBD

Parents: 
Alexander Fisher 1530-1590
Katherine Maplesden 1553-1590

Maternal Lineage:
Katherine Maplesden 1553-1590

Spouse: John Epes 1588-1678
Married: 16 January 1579 in Detling, Kent, England
Children: 16

1. Daniel Eppes 1579-1676
2. Katherine Eppes 1588-1678
3. Francis Epes I 1597-1674
4. William Epes Sr 1584-1643
5. John Eppes 1586-1625
6. Thomas Eppes 1589-1619
7. Thamazine Eppes 1592-1625
8. Elizabeth Eppes 1593-1625
9. Ann Eppes 1594-1619
10. Allen Epes 1595-1625
11. Mary Eppes 1599-TBD
12. Peter Eppes 1601-TBD
13. Edward Eppes 1586-TBD
14. Others TBD

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Alexander Fisher, Bill's 12th Great-Grandfather
1530 - 7 September 1590 (60)
b. Maidstone, Kent, England
d. Detling, Kent, England

St. Martin of Tours Churchyard
Detling, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England

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Noteworthy

1. Participated in Wyatt's Rebellion

Parents: 
John Fisher 1508-1590
Thomazine Bettenham 1510-1599

Maternal Lineage:
Thomazine Bettenham 1510-1599

Spouse: Katherine Maplesden 1540-1590
Married: 1558 in Maidstone, Kent, England
Children: 16

1. Thomazine Banks Fisher 1559-1625
2. John Fisher 1563-1639
3. Mary Fisher 1577-1645
4. Katherine Fisher TBD
5. Margaret Fisher TBD
6. George Fisher TBD
7. Ralphe Fisher 1556-1628
8. Elizabeth Fisher 1568-1590
9. Anne Fisher TBD
10. Others TBD

In his Find a Grave bio, Ralphe is named with a date preceding the marriage of his parents. Also, the birth date for Thomazine is given as 1569 instead of 1559. And, the birth year listed on his Find a Grave memorial is 1540.

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Bibliography 

Ancestry ®. "Public Member Trees Database.” © 1997-2025 Ancestry®.  Ancestry.  ancestry.com/ Lawson-Robertson Family Tree. www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/10075800/family  User profile for William Harris Lawson, Jr., user Livingweb. Accessed 26 November 2025.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228781069/thomaszine_bankes-epes: accessed December 9, 2025), memorial page for Thomaszine Bankes Fisher Epes (1559–Aug 1625), Find a Grave Memorial ID 228781069, citing St Mary the Virgin Church, Ashford, Ashford Borough, Kent, England; Maintained by John Connie Wilhite, Jr (contributor 48140210).

---, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240353897/alexander-fisher: accessed December 9, 2025), memorial page for Alexander Fisher (1540–7 Sep 1590), Find a Grave Memorial ID 240353897, citing St. Martin of Tours Churchyard, Detling, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England; Maintained by John Connie Wilhite, Jr (contributor 48140210).

Geneanet. "Public Member Database." © 1996. Geneanet. en.geneanet.org Accessed 26 November 2025.

Google. "AI Overview." Search term: "Fisher Surname Origin." Google. 

https://www.google.com/search?q=Fisher+Surname+Origin  Accessed 8 December 2025.

---. "Search Results." Search term: Thomazine Banks 1559-1625" Google.  https://www.google.com/search?q=Thomazine+Banks+Fisher+1559-1625  Accessed 8 December 2025.

---. "Search Results." Search term: "Alexander Fisher 1530-1590" Google.  https://www.google.com/search?q=Alexander+Fisher+1530-1590  Accessed 9 December 2025.

Wikipedia Contributors. "Wyatt's Rebellion," 2 October 2025, at 13:37 (UTC). Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyatt%27s_rebellion  Accessed 9 December 2025.

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