When the ancestors of the Beaverstock family emigrated to England following the Norman Conquest in 1066 they brought their family name with them. They lived in Wiltshire where they held a family seat from the 11th century. The family takes its name from a place called Baverstock in this area.
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Early Origins of the Beaverstock family
The surname Beaverstock was first found in Wiltshire at Baverstock, a small village and former civil parish. Conjecturally they were Lords of the manor of Baverstock, originally Babestoche, which was held at the time of the taking of the Domesday Book Survey in 1086, by the Abbess of Wilton.
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Early History of the Beaverstock family
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Beaverstock Spelling Variations
Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence in the eras before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate regularly changed the spellings of their names as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Beaverstock have been found, including Baverstocke, Baverstock, Baverstoke, Bayverstock, Beaverstock, Beaverstocke and many more.
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Early Notables of the Beaverstock family
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Migration of the Beaverstock family
For many English families, the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. For such families, the shores of Ireland, Australia, and the New World beckoned. They left their homeland at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. Many arrived after the long voyage sick, starving, and without a penny. But even those were greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. Numerous English settlers who arrived in the United States and Canada at this time went on to make important contributions to the developing cultures of those countries. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Beaverstock were among those contributors: the family of Baverstock who landed in New England in 1720.
Contemporary Notables of the name Beaverstock (post 1700)
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A. B. Beaverstock, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1904 1
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