| ![Show Contents]() Gullifer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 England The family name Gullifer is thought to be of Norman origins. Originally, Gullifer was a name given to a greedy person. It derives from the Old French word goulafre, which means glutton. Early Origins of the Gullifer familyThe surname Gullifer was first found in Suffolk, where they held lands after the Norman Conquest. Roger Gulafre, Lord of Mesnil Bernard, held property in St. Evroult, Normandy in 1061. Early History of the Gullifer familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gullifer research. Another 113 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1130 and 1273 are included under the topic Early Gullifer History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gullifer Spelling VariationsSpelling variations in names were a common occurrence in the eras before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate regularly changed the spellings of their names as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Gullifer have been found, including Gulliver, Gullever, Gullifer, Gulliford, Galliford, Galliver, Gilliver and many more. Early Notables of the Gullifer familyMore information is included under the topic Early Gullifer Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Gullifer migration to West Indies | + |
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 1Gullifer Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century- Thomas Gullifer, who sailed to Barbados in 1635
- Tho Gullifer, aged 28, who landed in Barbados in 1635 2
- Mr. Thomas Gullifer, (b. 1607), aged 28, British settler travelling from London, England aboard the ship "Anne and Elizabeth" arriving in Barbados in 1635 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Gullifer (post 1700) | + |
- Brendan Gullifer (b. 1959), Australian writer from Melbourne, best known for his first book The Pocketbook of Aussie Patriotism in 2007
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
- 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)
- Pilgrim Ship Lists Early 1600's. Retrieved 23rd September 2021 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
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Gullifer migration to West Indies 
