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![Show Contents]() Ravenscroff History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The ancestors of the Ravenscroff surname lived among the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. The name comes from when they lived in the region of Ravenscroft in Cheshire. Ravenscroff 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 Ravenscroff familyThe surname Ravenscroff 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 Ravenscroff familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ravenscroff 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 Ravenscroff History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ravenscroff Spelling VariationsBefore English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Ravenscroff include Ravenscroft, Ravenscroff and others. Early Notables of the Ravenscroff 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 Ravenscroff Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Ravenscroff familyA great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants: 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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