| ![Show Contents]() Averston History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Averston familyThe surname Averston was first found in Warwickshire where William de Alueston was recorded in the Pipe Rolls for 1190. Later in Yorkshire, Philip de Alverstayn was recorded in the 1276 rolls for that shire. Some of the family were found "in the township is the common of Croach or Beam-heath, [in Alvaston, Cheshire] which in 1285 was given by Richard Alvaston to the whole community of the town of WichMalbank, now Nantwich." 1 Alvaston in Derbyshire dates back to Saxon time where it was first recorded as Alewaldestune c. 1002. By the time of the Domesday Book, it was known as Alewoldestune and literally meant "farmstead of village of a man called Aethelwald or Aelfwald" from the Old English personal name + "tun." 2 In Alvaston Derbyshire, " the manor, then called Alewoldestune, was held by Tochi at the time of the Domesday survey; and belonged afterwards to Ralph Fitz-Germund, founder of Dale Abbey, whose descendant Matilda gave Alvaston to that monastery. " 1 Interestingly, there is a village name Alverstone on the Isle of Wight which dates back to the Domesday Book when it was known as Alvrestone. 3 Alveston is a village, civil parish and former manor in South Gloucestershire and a village in Warwickshire, England, within the civil parish of Stratford-upon-Avon. Early History of the Averston familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Averston research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Averston History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Averston Spelling VariationsThe English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Averston has been recorded under many different variations, including Aveston, Alveston, Averston, Alverston, Aveson and many more. Early Notables of the Averston familyMore information is included under the topic Early Averston Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Averston familyFor many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Averston or a variant listed above: John Avesson, who settled in Reading, Maine in 1685; and Ann Maria Alvetson, who arrived in Virginia in 1849.
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
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