Diver History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Diver migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Thomas Diver, aged 25, who arrived in New Castle or Philadelphia in 1804 1
William Diver, who landed in New York, NY in 1816 1
Patrick Diver, who landed in New York, NY in 1816 1
Sidney Diver, who arrived in New York, NY in 1816 1
Susan Diver, who landed in New York, NY in 1816 1
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Patrick Diver, aged 21, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Perseus" in 1834
Edward Diver, aged 20, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Perseus" in 1834
Neill Diver, aged 26, a farmer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Highlander" in 1834
Edward Diver, aged 28, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Highlander" in 1834
Mary Diver, aged 23, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Highlander" in 1834
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Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Mr. Robert Diver, English convict who was convicted in Norfolk, England for life, transported aboard the "Clyde" on 20th August 1830, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 2
Mr. John Diver, English convict who was convicted in Essex, England for life, transported aboard the "Emma Eugenia" on 2nd November 1837, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 3
Sarah Diver, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Mariner" in 1847 4

William Diver, American politician, Member of New Jersey State House of Assembly from Salem County, 1893-94 5
William Diver (1921-1995), American founder of the Columbia School of Linguistics
Danny Diver (b. 1966), Scottish former football player and manager
Joe Diver, Irish Gaelic footballer
Stuart Diver (b. 1970), Australian ski instructor
Mike Diver, British music journalist
Alfred John Day Diver (1823-1876), English cricketer

Alberta Ismena Diver, Canadian passenger who was killed in the Victoria steamboat disaster when the boat capsized in 1881
Bingham Diver, Canadian passenger who was killed in the Victoria steamboat disaster when the boat capsized in 1881
Hiram Diver, Canadian passenger who was killed in the Victoria steamboat disaster when the boat capsized in 1881
Wealthy M. Diver, Canadian passenger who was killed in the Victoria steamboat disaster when the boat capsized in 1881

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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 19th February 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/clyde
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 29th March 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/emma-eugenia
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) MARINER 1847. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1847Mariner.htm
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 25) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html