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![Show Contents]() Ravencroft History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The origins of the Ravencroft name lie with England's ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It comes from when the family lived in the region of Ravenscroft in Cheshire. Ravencroft is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. Early Origins of the Ravencroft familyThe surname Ravencroft was first found in Cheshire where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects. Early History of the Ravencroft familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ravencroft research. Another 89 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1582, 1600, 1621, 1622, 1632, 1635, 1640, 1654, 1660, 1665, 1673, 1681, 1683, 1689, 1697 and 1707 are included under the topic Early Ravencroft History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ravencroft Spelling VariationsBefore the last few hundred years, the English language had no fast system of spelling rules. For that reason, spelling variations are commonly found in early Anglo-Saxon surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name Ravencroft were recorded, including Ravenscroft, Ravenscroff and others. Early Notables of the Ravencroft familyDistinguished members of the family include Thomas Ravenscroft (ca. 1582- c.1635), English editor, singer at St Paul's Cathedral, composer and music theorist; Ravenscroft, English wigmaker who co-founded Ede & Ravenscroft, the oldest tailors in London in 1689; John Ravenscroft (c. 1665-1697), also known as Giovanni Ravenscroft and Giovanni Rederi, an English violinist and composer; Hall Ravenscroft (ca.1600-ca.1673), an English politician who sat in the...
Another 63 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Ravencroft Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Ravencroft familyTo escape oppression and starvation at that time, many English families left for the "open frontiers" of the New World with all its perceived opportunities. In droves people migrated to the many British colonies, those in North America in particular, paying high rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Although many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, those who did see the shores of North America perceived great opportunities before them. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Research into various historical records revealed some of first members of the Ravencroft family emigrate to North America: Benjamin Ravenscroft who settled in Virginia in 1679; Francis Ravenscroft, who settled in Maryland in 1733; Richard Ravenscroft, who settled in Philadelphia in 1772.
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