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Beare History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

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Beare History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
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Germany

The modern state of Germany is the glorious birthplace of the surname Beare. By and large, hereditary surname were formed in Germany when most of the German states were a part of the Holy Roman Empire. At this time, as the population of Europe swelled and travel became easier, people began to encounter others sharing their own name and they avoided confusion by adopting a second name. A common form of surname found in Germany are those that are derived from nicknames. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The surname Beare was a name for a person who had the strength of a bear. Ancient records reveal the name Beare is derived from the Old German word ber, which means bear.

Early Origins of the Beare family

The surname Beare was first found in Silesia and Bohemia, where this family became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always influential in social affairs, the family became a well-known and integral part of those regions.

Early History of the Beare family

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Beare Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Beer, Beere, Beare, Beerr, Beerre, Bear, Beerli (Swiss), Beeren, Beren, Beering and many more.

Early Notables of the Beare family

Notables of the period with the surname Beare were Johann Beer also Bahr, Behr or Bär, (1655-1700); an Austrian author, court official and composer; and Christian Theophil Chrisostomus Beer, who came from a prominent family in Loewenberg, Silesia, and was ennobled in 1787. He began his career as a major in the Russian army, and eventually became a State Advisor at the royal courts of Russia. Joseph Beer (sometimes written Boer), was a remarkable clarinet-player...
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Beare migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Beare Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Walter and Ann Beare, who settled in Virginia in 1620
WaIter Beare, who landed in Virginia in 1620 1
Walter Beare,(b. 1592), aged 28 who arrived in Virginia in 1620 aboard the ship "Abigaile" 1
William Beare, who arrived in Virginia in 1647 1
James Beare, who arrived in Virginia in 1658 1
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Beare Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Henry Beare, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1818

Beare migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Beare Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Thomas Hudson Beare, who arrived in Kangaroo Island aboard the ship "Duke of York" in 1836 2
Lucy Anne Beare, who arrived in Kangaroo Island aboard the ship "Duke of York" in 1836 2
Elizabeth Beare, who arrived in Kangaroo Island aboard the ship "Duke of York" in 1836 2
Gertrude Beare, who arrived in Kangaroo Island aboard the ship "Duke of York" in 1836 2
Arabella Beare, who arrived in Kangaroo Island aboard the ship "Duke of York" in 1836 2
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Beare Settlers in Australia in the 20th Century

Mr. Stephen John Beare, (b. 1886), aged 20, Cornish settler travelling aboard the ship "Ophir" arriving in Queensland, Australia on 14th August 1906 3

Beare migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Beare Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Miss Anne Beare, (b.1871), aged 3, Cornish settler departing on 10th April 1874 aboard the ship "Stonehouse" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 29th June 1874 4
Miss Eliza Beare, (b.1870), aged 4, Cornish settler departing on 10th April 1874 aboard the ship "Stonehouse" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 29th June 1874 4
Mr. Henry Beare, (b.1866), aged 8, Cornish settler departing on 10th April 1874 aboard the ship "Stonehouse" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 29th June 1874 4
Mr. John Beare, (b.1872), aged 2, Cornish settler departing on 10th April 1874 aboard the ship "Stonehouse" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 29th June 1874 4
Mrs. Martha Beare, (b.1842), aged 32, Cornish settler departing on 10th April 1874 aboard the ship "Stonehouse" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 29th June 1874 4
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Beare migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 5

Beare Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Richard Beare, who settled in St. Christopher (Saint Kitts) in 1635
Richard Beare, aged 28, who arrived in St Christopher in 1635 1
Mr. Richard Beare, (b. 1607), aged 28, British settler traveling aboard the ship "William and John" arriving in St Christopher (Saint Kitts) in 1635 6
Joane Beare, who settled in Barbados in 1660
Humphrey Beare, who settled in Jamaica in 1661

Contemporary Notables of the name Beare (post 1700) +

Gary Beare (b. 1952), American baseball player
Samuel Taylor Beare (1901-1971), American politician, Member of Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1935-37 7

Historic Events for the Beare family +

HMS Prince of Wales

Mr. Stanley Lawrence Beare, British Leading Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 8

Prince of Wales colliery

Mr. John Beare (b. 1857), Welsh coal miner who was working at the Prince of Wales Colliery in Abercarn, Wales on the 11th September 1878 when there was a coal mine explosion; he died 9

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Duke of York 1836. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1836DukeOfYork.htm
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retreived 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_australia_queensland.pdf
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to Lyttelton 1858-84 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/new_zealand_assisted.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's (Retrieved October 4th 2021 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 27) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
HMS Prince of Wales Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listprincecrew.html
Entombed in flood and flame (retrieved 3rd August 2021). Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20120603025705/http://www.crosskeys.me.uk/history/prince.htm