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The surname Turver was first found in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), in the village of Tarves in Buchan. "Thomas Tarwas, abbot of Paisley, died in 1459. Thomas Tarvass was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1502 and Alexander Tarvass in 1504." 1
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Turver research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1459, 1502, 1504, 1544, 1826 and 1851 are included under the topic Early Turver History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Tarves, Tarwas, Tarvass, Terwes, Tarve, Tarver and many more.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: William Tarver, who sailed to Maryland in 1650; John Tarver, a bonded passenger who arrived in America in 1749; as well as James Tarvers, who arrived at Philadelphia in 1817..