Dabir History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Ireland

Dabir is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in the French region of Auvers or Auvers-le-Hamon. The name would have appeared there as D'Auvers, meaning "from Auvers."

Early Origins of the Dabir family

The surname Dabir was first found in Suffolk where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Dabir family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dabir research. Another 56 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1694, 1700 and 1701 are included under the topic Early Dabir History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dabir 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 Dabir family name include Davers, Daver, Daves and others.

Early Notables of the Dabir family

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Migration of the Dabir family to Ireland

Some of the Dabir family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 33 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Dabir family

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, 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 Dabir surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Robert Davers with his wife and servants settled in Barbados in 1679; with his two sons Robert Junior; William Daves settled in New England in 1669.