| ![Show Contents]() Chaffer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 England The name Chaffer is Anglo-Saxon in origin. It was a name given to a traveling merchant. Further research revealed that the name is derived from the Old English word ceapfaru, which appears in the Old English as chaffere and chaffar, a person engaged in traffic or trade of merchandise. Early Origins of the Chaffer familyThe surname Chaffer was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Chaffer familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chaffer research. Another 83 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1743 is included under the topic Early Chaffer History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Chaffer Spelling VariationsUntil the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Chaffer include Chaffers, Chaffer and others. Early Notables of the Chaffer familyDistinguished members of the family include - Jeremiah Chaffers of Liverpool
 Chaffer migration to the United States | + |
Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Chaffer were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:
Chaffer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John Chaffer arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850
- I Chaffer, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 1
| Chaffer migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Chaffer Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. Isaac Chaffer, (b. 1791), aged 45, English ploughman who was convicted in East Riding, Yorkshire, England for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Elphinstone" on 20th January 1836, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1871 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Chaffer (post 1700) | + |
- Don Chaffer and Lori Chaffer, American founders of the Christian folk music band Waterdeep from Kansas City, Missouri
- Lucy Chaffer (b. 1983), Australian skeleton racer at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Ross Chaffer (b. 1972), Australian bronze medalist sprint canoer at the 1997 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
- Norman Chaffer OAM, FRZS, RAOU (1899-1992), Australian businessman, a bird photographer and an amateur ornithologist
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 16th March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/elphinstone
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Chaffer migration to the United States 
Chaffer migration to Australia 
