Devey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Devey family

The surname Devey was first found in Languedoc, where this eminent family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Devey family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Devey research. Another 240 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1096, 1100, 1500, 1619, 1686 and 1793 are included under the topic Early Devey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Devey Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Veye, Vais, Vaisse, Vey, Vaye, Vay, De Veye, De Vais, De Vay, Le Veye, Le Vais, Le Vait, Le Vey, Le Vaye, Du Vais, Du Vait and many more.

Early Notables of the Devey family

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Devey migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Devey Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Peter Devey, who landed in Maryland in 1676 1

Devey migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Devey Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Miss. Mary Ann Devey, English convict who was convicted in London, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Baretto Junior" on 5th April 1850, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Devey (post 1700) +

Jordan Devey (b. 1988), American football offensive lineman for the New England Patriots
Raymond "Ray" Devey (1917-2001), English professional footballer
Harry Percival Devey (1860-1924), English footballer who played for Aston Villa (1888-1892)
Edwin James "Ted" Devey (1862-1946), English professional footballer
Hilary Lorraine Devey CBE (b. 1957), English businesswoman, television personality and entrepreneur, best known for her role on BBC Two programme Dragons' Den
John Henry George "Jack" Devey (1866-1940), British footballer who played from 1889 to 1902, member of the England National Team (1892-1894)
William "Will" Devey (1865-1935), English professional footballer who played from 1884 to 1899
George Devey (1820-1886), British architect, most of whose work was on country houses and estates for the Rothschild family
Phil Devey (b. 1977), Canadian baseball pitcher and Olympian

Citations +

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 September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/baretto-junior