The ancient name of Alvarde finds its origins with the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from a name for a personal name Alfred. which literally means elf counsel.
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Early Origins of the Alvarde family
The surname Alvarde was first found in Kent and originated there, and is one of the oldest Saxon names. The family name, originally Alured is shown in the Domesday Book compiled in 1086, as a holder of lands in Kent even after the Norman invasion of 1066 by Duke William.
Alfred of Beverley (fl. 1143), was an early English chronicler and a priest of Beverley. He is described in the preface to his book as 'treasurer of the church of Beverley.' "He speaks of himself as contemporary with the removal of the Flemings from the north of England to Ross in Herefordshire in 1112. " 1
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Early History of the Alvarde family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Alvarde research. Another 51 words (4 lines of text) covering the year 1155 is included under the topic Early Alvarde History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Alvarde Spelling Variations
Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Alvarde family name include Alfred, Allfred, Alured, Aelfred, Alverd and others.
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Early Notables of the Alvarde family
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Migration of the Alvarde family
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Alvarde surname or a spelling variation of the name include : Robert Alfred who settled in Virginia at the age of 22 in 1774. George Alfred arrived in Philadelphia in 1870.
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