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Early Origins of the Govenlock family

The surname Govenlock was first found in Roxburghshire 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 Govenlock family

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Govenlock Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gowanlock, Gowanlok, Gowanloch, Govenlock, Govinlock and many more.

Early Notables of the Govenlock family

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United States Govenlock migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Govenlock Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Robert Govenlock, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 1


  1. 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)


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