Cleave History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

• Origins Available:
• Netherlands
• Wales

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 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

• Mary Cleave, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Success" in 1848 ^[2]
• William Cleave, aged 24, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1851 aboard the ship "Osceola" ^[3]
• 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 ^[4]
• 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 ^[4]
• Thomas Cleave, aged 43, a mason, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Nile"
• ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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
• Elizabeth Cleave, aged 16, a nurse, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Dunedin" in 1875
• 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 ^[5]
• ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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 ^[6]
• O. E. Van Cleave, American Democrat politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1936 ^[7]
• J. S. M. Van Cleave, American politician, U.S. Attorney for Washington, 1859-60 ^[7]
• Dorn E. III Van Cleave, American Libertarian politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1998 ^[7]
• A. J. Van Cleave, American Democrat politician, Member of Missouri State House of Representatives from Henry County, 1923-24 ^[7]
• 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

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Citations

1. ^ 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)
2. ^ State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) SUCCESS 1848. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1848Success.htm
3. ^ State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) OSCEOLA / ASCEOLA 1851. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1851Osceola-Asceola.htm
4. ^ Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_1850_59.pdf
5. ^ 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
6. ^ NASA Astronauts Homepage. (Retrieved 2010, September 27) Mary Cleave. Retrieved from http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/cleave-ml.html
7. ^ The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html