Baverstocke is a name whose history on English soil dates back to the wave of migration that followed the
Norman Conquest of
England of 1066. The Baverstocke family lived in
Wiltshire where they held a
family seat from the 11th century. The family takes its name from a place called Baverstock in this area.
Early Origins of the Baverstocke family
The surname Baverstocke was first found in
Wiltshire at Baverstock, a small village and former civil parish. Conjecturally they were Lords of the manor of Baverstock, originally Babestoche, which was held at the time of the taking of the
Domesday Book Survey in 1086, by the Abbess of Wilton.
Early History of the Baverstocke family
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Baverstocke Spelling Variations
Anglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of
spelling variations. When the
Normans became the ruling people of
England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Baverstocke, Baverstock, Baverstoke, Bayverstock, Beaverstock, Beaverstocke and many more.
Early Notables of the Baverstocke family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Baverstocke family to the New World and Oceana
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in
England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Baverstocke or a variant listed above were: the family of Baverstock who landed in New
England in 1720.
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