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Where did the English Calverley family come from? What is the English Calverley family crest and coat of arms? When did the Calverley family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Calverley family history?
Calverley is an ancient Norman name that arrived in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Calverley family lived in Yorkshire, where they held a family seat on lands in the lordship of Calverley.
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Endless spelling variations are a prevailing characteristic of Norman surnames. Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules, and the introduction of Norman French added an unfamiliar ingredient to the English linguistic stew. French and Latin, the languages of the court, also influenced spellings. Finally, Medieval scribes generally spelled words according to how they sounded, so one person was often referred to by different spellings in different documents. The name has been spelled Calverley, Calveley, Calverlie, Calverly and others.First found in Yorkshire where they acquired lands in the lordship of Calverley. John Scott it is said came to England with Lady Maude wife of Henry I and married the daughter of the Earl Gospatrick of Northumberland.
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To escape the political and religious persecution within England at the time, many English families left for the various British colonies abroad. The voyage was extremely difficult, though, and the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving. But for those who made it, the trip was most often worth it. Many of the families who arrived went on to make valuable contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families reveals a number of immigrants bearing the name Calverley or a variant listed above:
Calverley Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Henry Calverley who settled in Philadelphia with his two brothers, Thomas and William, in 1848
- George Calverley, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1852
Calverley Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Clara Calverley, aged 15, who arrived at Ellis Island from Huddersfield, England, in 1908
- Dan B. Calverley, aged 42, who arrived at Ellis Island from Huddersfield, England, in 1908
- Ida Calverley, aged 14, who arrived at Ellis Island from Huddersfield, England, in 1908
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- Charles Stuart Calverley (1831-1884), English poet and parodist
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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Ex caligine veritas
Motto Translation: Truth out of darkness.
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- Bede, The Venerable. Historia Ecclesiatica Gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History Of the English People). Available through Internet Medieval Sourcebook the Fordham University Centre for Medieval Studies. Print.
- Leeson, Francis L. Dictionary of British Peerages. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1121-5).
- Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
- Marcharn, Frederick George. A Constitutional History of Modern England 1485 to the Present. London: Harper and Brothers, 1960. Print.
- Bullock, L.G. Historical Map of England and Wales. Edinburgh: Bartholomew and Son, 1971. Print.
- Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
- Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
- Reaney P.H and R.M. Wilson. A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X).
- Elster, Robert J. International Who's Who. London: Europa/Routledge. Print.
- Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
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