Fawns History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland/England

Early Origins of the Fawns family

The surname Fawns was first found in Berwickshire on the eastern part of English/Scottish Border. However, some of the family were found at Alderwasley in Derbyshire in ancient times. "The Le Foune or Fawne family held lands here in the reign of Henry III., and their heiress intermarried with the Lowes, who obtained a grant of the manor from Henry VIII." 1

Early History of the Fawns family

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Fawns Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fawns, Fawnes, Faunesse, Faunes, Faughnes, Fowns, Fawn and many more.

Early Notables of the Fawns family

Notable amongst the family name during their early history was

Richard Fawns, Clan chief in 1150

Fawns migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fawns Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Fawns, who arrived in Virginia in 1633 2

Fawns 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:

Fawns Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

M. Fawns, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Wild Duck" in 1869
E. Fawns, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Wild Duck" in 1869

Contemporary Notables of the name Fawns (post 1700) +

Mason Fawns (d. 1999), English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fylde

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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)