Sward History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Sward family

The surname Sward was first found in Cornwall where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Sward. Cornwall was a land set apart, a land of mystique and quaint customs, more strongly related to Brittany and Wales than to England. It was not until the 10th century that they submitted to the Saxon rule of England. Since then, their influence has moved east into Devon, Somerset and Dorset.

Early History of the Sward family

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Sward Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sward, Swardestost, Swardscote, Swardicote and others.

Early Notables of the Sward family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

the Sward family of Cornwall

Sward migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sward Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

S Sward, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 1
Axel F Sward, who landed in Mississippi in 1890 1
C A Sward, who arrived in Mississippi in 1890 1

Sward 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:

Sward Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Benjamin Sward, who arrived in Lyttelton, New Zealand aboard the ship "Blue Jacket" in 1865
Sarah J. Sward, who arrived in Lyttelton, New Zealand aboard the ship "Blue Jacket" in 1865
William Sward, who arrived in Lyttelton, New Zealand aboard the ship "Blue Jacket" in 1865
Sarah Sward, who arrived in Lyttelton, New Zealand aboard the ship "Blue Jacket" in 1865
Annie Sward, who arrived in Lyttelton, New Zealand aboard the ship "Blue Jacket" in 1865

Contemporary Notables of the name Sward (post 1700) +

Leif Swärd, Doctor for the England national football team
Robert Sward, poet and novelist

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)