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Where did the English Quaife family come from? What is the English Quaife family crest and coat of arms? When did the Quaife family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Quaife family history? The name Quaife is Anglo-Saxon in origin. It was a name given to a maker of knitted caps or cowls. A male involved in this occupation was called a coifer, while a female involved in this trade was called a coifster; the latter case displays the distinctive Anglo-Saxon female occupational suffix -ster. Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Quaife include Coifer, Coifster, Coyfere and others. First found in Oxfordshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Quaife research. Another 216 words(15 lines of text) covering the year 1273 is included under the topic Early Quaife History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Quaife Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Quaife were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: Quaife Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
The Quaife Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Quaife Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname. This page was last modified on 29 April 2013 at 10:03. ©2000-2013 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Sign Up
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