Heaven History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Heaven family

The surname Heaven was first found in Brittany, originally Armorica in ancient times, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dol and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Heaven family

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Heaven Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Heavener, Hevin, Heviner, von Havon, Heuvens, Heuener, Havon and many more.

Early Notables of the Heaven family

Notable amongst this name at this time was

the Heavener family of Brittany

Heaven migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Heaven Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

James Heaven, aged 45, who arrived in Missouri in 1844 1

Heaven migration to Australia +

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

Heaven Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Enoch Heaven, British convict who was convicted in Wiltshire, England for life, transported aboard the "England" on 6th June 1835, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 2
Harriet Heaven, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Navarino" in 1837 3

Heaven 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:

Heaven Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Henry Heaven, aged 30, who arrived in Lyttelton, New Zealand aboard the ship "Apelles" in 1874
Julia A. Heaven, aged 30, who arrived in Lyttelton, New Zealand aboard the ship "Apelles" in 1874
Julia E. Heaven, aged 6, who arrived in Lyttelton, New Zealand aboard the ship "Apelles" in 1874
Albert Henry Heaven, aged 4, who arrived in Lyttelton, New Zealand aboard the ship "Apelles" in 1874
William Heaven, aged 4 months, who arrived in Lyttelton, New Zealand aboard the ship "Apelles" in 1874

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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 28th April 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/england
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) NAVARINO 1837. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1837Navarino.htm