The name Baverstalk reached English shores for the first time with the ancestors of the Baverstalk family as they migrated following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Baverstalk family lived in Wiltshire where they held a family seat from the 11th century. The family takes its name from a place called Baverstock in this area.
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Early Origins of the Baverstalk family
The surname Baverstalk was first found in Wiltshire at Baverstock, a small village and former civil parish. Conjecturally they were Lords of the manor of Baverstock, originally Babestoche, which was held at the time of the taking of the Domesday Book Survey in 1086, by the Abbess of Wilton.
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Early History of the Baverstalk family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Baverstalk research. Another 53 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Baverstalk History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Baverstalk Spelling Variations
Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, Norman French and other languages became incorporated into English throughout the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Baverstalk include Baverstocke, Baverstock, Baverstoke, Bayverstock, Beaverstock, Beaverstocke and many more.
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Early Notables of the Baverstalk family
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Migration of the Baverstalk family
In England at this time, the uncertainty of the political and religious environment of the time caused many families to board ships for distant British colonies in the hopes of finding land and opportunity, and escaping persecution. The voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, though, and many arrived in North America sick, starved, and destitute. Those who did make it, however, were greeted with greater opportunities and freedoms that they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Early immigration records have shown some of the first Baverstalks to arrive on North American shores: the family of Baverstock who landed in New England in 1720.
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