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Early Origins of the Silvester family

The surname Silvester was first found in Essex, but the earliest record of the name was Sylvester, a medieval Bishop of Worcester (1216-1218.)

Early History of the Silvester family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Silvester research. Another 102 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1296, 1563, 1618, 1636, 1652, 1708 and 1722 are included under the topic Early Silvester History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Silvester Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Silvester, Sylvester, Silvestre and others.

Early Notables of the Silvester family

Notable among the family at this time was

Silvester Ranking

In the United States, the name Silvester is the 14,179th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


Silvester migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Silvester Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
Silvester Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
Silvester Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Silvester migration to Australia +

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

Silvester Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Silvester 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:

Silvester Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Silvester migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 9
Silvester Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Contemporary Notables of the name Silvester (post 1700) +
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