Drewer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Drewer family

The surname Drewer was first found in Orkney (Gaelic: Insi Orc, “Island of the wild pigs”), and Shetland where they held a family seat at Fitch in the parish of Tingwall (Dingwall.) The Viking influence of northern Scotland developed as a stepping stone to Iceland from Scandinavia. Many Viking expeditions were started from the Orkneys and the northern tip. Rollo, first Duke of Normandy, started his conquest of that part of France as an expeditionary from here. Later the name was found in Kirkwall.

Early History of the Drewer family

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Drewer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Drever, Dreaver, Draver, Dravar, Draver and others.

Early Notables of the Drewer family

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Drewer migration to the United States +

Drewer Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Joseph Drewer, who arrived in Virginia in 1639 1

Drewer migration to Australia +

Drewer Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Daniel Drewer, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Waterloo" in 1840 2
Joseph Drewer, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Mariner" in 1847 3
Sarah Drewer, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Mariner" in 1847 3
Mary Drewer, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Mariner" in 1847 3
Daniel Drewer, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Mariner" in 1847 3
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Sources +

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)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) WATERLOO 1840. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1840Waterloo.htm
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) MARINER 1847. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1847Mariner.htm