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![Show Contents]() Tarvis Surname History
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 Scotland
Early Origins of the Tarvis familyThe surname Tarvis was first found in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), in the village of Tarves in Buchan. "Thomas Tarwas, abbot of Paisley, died in 1459. Thomas Tarvass was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1502 and Alexander Tarvass in 1504." 1 Early History of the Tarvis familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tarvis research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1459, 1502, 1504, 1544, 1826 and 1851 are included under the topic Early Tarvis History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Tarvis Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Tarves, Tarwas, Tarvass, Terwes, Tarve, Tarver and many more. Early Notables of the Tarvis familyMore information is included under the topic Early Tarvis Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Tarvis migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Tarvis Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. Alexander Tarvis, (b. 1815), aged 24, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Oriental" arriving in Port Nicholson, Wellington, New Zealand on 31st January 1840 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Tarvis (post 1700) | + |
- Terence Tarvis, American computer researcher in Bitcoin blockchains
- Kimberly Margaret Tarvis, American researcher at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
- Murray Tarvis, British published researcher in the Department of Biological Sciences, Wye College, University of London
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
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Tarvis migration to New Zealand 
