| ![Show Contents]() Holverson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Holverson familyThe surname Holverson was first found in Cheshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1160 when Jukel de Alvertun held estates in that shire. Early History of the Holverson familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Holverson research. Another 94 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1276, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Holverson History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Holverson Spelling VariationsThe English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Holverson has been recorded under many different variations, including Alverton, Alverston, Alveston, Halverston, Halverson, Halveston, Halverton and many more. Early Notables of the Holverson familyMore information is included under the topic Early Holverson Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Holverson migration to the United States | + |
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Holverson or a variant listed above:
Holverson Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Martha Holverson, who arrived in Wisconsin in 1860
- Anders Holverson, aged 32, who arrived in New York in 1864 1
- Anders Holverson, who settled in New York in 1864
| Historic Events for the Holverson family | + |
- Mrs. Mary Aline Holverson, (née Towner), aged 35, American First Class passenger from New York City, New York who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and survived the sinking escaping in life boat 8 2
- Mr. Alexander Oskar Holverson (d. 1912), aged 42, American First Class passenger from New York City, New York who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking and was recovered by CS Mackay-Bennett 2
- 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)
- Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html
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Holverson migration to the United States 
