Haukar History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Haukar family

Early History of the Haukar family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Haukar research. Another 58 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1721 and 1723 are included under the topic Early Haukar History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Haukar Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore, spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Haukar has been recorded under many different variations, including Hawker, Hawkar, Hawkir and others.

Early Notables of the Haukar family

Notables of the family at this time include Thomas Hawker (d. 1723), was an English "portrait-painter, according to Vertue, came to live in Sir Peter Lely's house after Lely's death, in the hope of benefiting by the famous associations of the house. This hope was not realised. He is known by a full-length portrait of the Duke of Grafton...
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Migration of the Haukar family

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Haukar or a variant listed above: John Hawker arrived in the Leeward Islands in 1654; Timothy Hawker arrived in Barbados in 1685.