Lavers History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Many English families left England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Lavers or a variant listed above:

Lavers Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• James Lavers, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1773 5

Lavers Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Agnes S. Lavers, aged 25, who landed in America from London, in 1892
• Clifton G. Lavers, aged 29, who settled in America from London, in 1892
• Martin Lavers, aged 51, who landed in America from Camborne, in 1897
• Mr. Martin Lavers, (b. 1846), aged 51, Cornish wine agent, from Camborne, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "Paris" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 27th November 1897 en route to New York, USA 6

Lavers Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Heleni Edith Lavers, aged 44, who landed in America from London, in 1903
• Patrick C. Lavers, aged 31, who settled in America from Killarney, in 1904
• Selina Lavers, aged 35, who landed in America from London, in 1905
• Wm. James Lavers, aged 28, who immigrated to the United States from St Buryan, in 1907
• Herbert J Lavers, aged 22, who settled in America from Byde, in 1907
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lavers Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

• Geo F Lavers, aged 23, who arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1922

Lavers Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

• Phillip Lavers, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Recovery" in 1839 7
• Mrs. Elizabeth Lavers, (b. 1835), aged 45, Cornish housekeeper travelling aboard the ship "Campertown" arriving in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 9th June 1880 8
• Miss Fanny Lavers, (b. 1876), aged 4, Cornish settler travelling aboard the ship "Campertown" arriving in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 9th June 1880 8

Lavers Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

• Mr. Charles Lavers, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Joseph Fletcher" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 18th August 1859 9

• Richard Lavers, American mathematician, working in set theory
• Sydney Charles Robert Lavers (1890-1972), English Labour Party politician
• Captain Charles Stewart Touzeau Lavers (b. 1896), English World War I flying ace credited with nine aerial victories, recipient of Distinguished Flying Cross, British Empire Medal
• Les Lavers (b. 1900), Australian rules footballer
• Jack Francis Lee Lavers (b. 1917), Australian Tasmanian cricket player
• Dr. Chris Lavers, senior lecturer and author in natural history at the School of Geography, University of Nottingham