Cleave History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Cleave migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cleave Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Nathaniel Cleave, who arrived in Maryland in 1659 ^[1]
Francis Cleave, who landed in Maryland in 1660 ^[1]
John Cleave, who landed in Maryland in 1679 ^[1]

Cleave Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Charles Cleave, who landed in New York, NY in 1826 ^[1]

Cleave Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Mr. Richard Cleave, (b. 1881), aged 19, Cornish carrier travelling aboard the ship "Lucania" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 31st March 1900 en route to Chicago, Illinois, USA ^[2]
Mr. Alfred Cleave, (b. 1884), aged 20, American farmer travelling aboard the ship "St Paul" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 8th May 1904 en route to Rochester, Indiana, USA ^[2]
Miss Nellie Cleave, (b. 1884), aged 20, American dressmaker travelling aboard the ship "St Paul" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 8th May 1904 en route to Rochester, Indiana, USA ^[2]

Cleave migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cleave Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

W H Cleave, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1907

Cleave migration to Australia +

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

Cleave Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. William Cleave, English convict who was convicted in Dover, Kent, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Earl Grey" on 27th July 1838, arriving in New South Wales, Australia ^[3]
Mary Cleave, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Success" in 1848 ^[4]
William Cleave, aged 24, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1851 aboard the ship "Osceola" ^[5]
Mr. Edmund Cleave, (b. 1824), aged 29, Cornish mason, from Egloshayle, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "Malvina Vidal" arriving in New South Wales, Australia on 20th June 1853 ^[6]
Mrs. Martha Cleave, (b. 1827), aged 26, English settler, from Devonport, Devonshire, England, UK travelling aboard the ship "Malvina Vidal" arriving in New South Wales, Australia on 20th June 1853 ^[6]
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Cleave 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:

Cleave Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

William Henry Cleave, aged 16, a labourer, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Dunedin" in 1875 ^[7]
Elizabeth Cleave, aged 16, a nurse, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Dunedin" in 1875 ^[7]
Robert S. Cleave, aged 20, a farm labourer, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Maraval" in 1879
William Cleave, aged 16, a farm labourer, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Maraval" in 1879
Mr. Robert S. Cleave, (b. 1858), aged 20, Cornish farm labourer departing on 15th October 1878 aboard the ship "Maraval" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 17th January 1879 ^[8]
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Contemporary Notables of the name Cleave (post 1700) +

Mary L. Cleave PH.D., P.E. (b. 1947), former NASA Astronaut with over 10 days in space ^[9]
O. E. Van Cleave, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1936 ^[10]
J. S. M. Van Cleave, American politician, U.S. Attorney for Washington, 1859-60 ^[10]
Dorn E. III Van Cleave, American Libertarian politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1998 ^[10]
A. J. Van Cleave, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Missouri State House of Representatives from Henry County, 1923-24 ^[10]
Maureen Cleave (1934-2021), British journalist who worked for the London Evening Standard from the 1960s and interviewed many prominent musicians of the era, including Bob Dylan and John Lennon
Tom Cleave Stott CBE (1899-1976), Australian politician, an independent member of the South Australian House of Assembly, Speaker of the House from 1962 to 1965 and 1968 to 1970

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)
^ Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_ellis_island_1892_on.pdf
^ Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 17th August 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/earl-grey
^ State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) SUCCESS 1848. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1848Success.htm
^ State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) OSCEOLA / ASCEOLA 1851. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1851Osceola-Asceola.htm
^ Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_1850_59.pdf
^ New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 9th November 2011). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
^ Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to Auckland 1872-80 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/new_zealand_assisted.pdf
^ NASA Astronauts Homepage. (Retrieved 2010, September 27) Mary Cleave. Retrieved from http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/cleave-ml.html
^ The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

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