Greville History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Greville family

The surname Greville was first found in Forez, a former province of France, now part of the modern Loire, the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme départements, where this renowned family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Greville family

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Greville Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lagrevol, Lagrevolle, Lagrevaul, Lagrevel, Lagrevelle, Grevale, Grevol, Grevolle and many more.

Early Notables of the Greville family

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Greville migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Greville Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Kate Greville, aged 28, who settled in America, in 1893
William Greville, aged 24, who landed in America from Enfield, in 1896

Greville Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

William Greville, aged 30, who settled in America from Summerhill, in 1902
Algernon Eden Greville, aged 20, who landed in America from London, England, in 1904
Frances E. Greville, aged 45, who landed in America from Easton Dunnon, England, in 1907
Margaret Greville, aged 42, who immigrated to the United States from London, England, in 1909
Olive Greville, aged 30, who immigrated to America from London, England, in 1910
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Greville migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Greville Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Chalonner Greville, aged 34, who settled in Fort William, Canada, in 1920
Edward Greville, aged 8, who immigrated to Fort William, Canada, in 1920
Robert Greville, aged 3, who immigrated to Fort William, Canada, in 1920
Eloine Greville, who landed in Hull, Canada, in 1923

Greville migration to Australia +

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

Greville Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Charles Greville, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Midlothian" in 1850 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Greville (post 1700) +

Thomas Nall Eden Greville (1910-1998), American Mathematician, instructor at the University of Michigan
Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville (1794-1865), English administrator, best known as a diarist, eldest son of Charles Greville, grandson to the fifth Lord Warwick, by his wife, Lady Charlotte Cavendish Bentinck 2
Algernon Frederick Greville (1798-1864), English private secretary to the Duke of Wellington, born on 29 Jan. 1798, second son of Charles Greville (1762-1832), fifth son of Fulke Greville of Wilbury, Wiltshire, by his marriage with Lady Charlotte Bentinck 2
Dr. Robert Kaye Greville LLD (1794-1866), English mycologist, bryologist, and botanist
Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Fulke Greville FRS, MP (1751-1824), British politician and courtier, Member of Parliament for Warwick (1774-1780), and for New Windsor (1796-1800)
Handel Greville (1921-2014), Welsh international rugby union fly-half who played for the Wales National Team in 1947
Brigadier Phillip Jamieson Greville, Australian Director of Transport, Australian Army
Julia Greville (b. 1979), Australian, Olympic medal winning swimmer
Dame Margaret Helen McEwan Anderson Greville (1863-1942), British society hostess and philanthropist
Charles Francis Greville (1749-1809), British antiquarian and collector, family member of the Earl of Warwick
... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) MIDLOTHIAN 1850. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850Midlothian.gif
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 June 2020