Jarvie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• England

The Norman Conquest of England in 1066 brought much change, including many immigrants with new names. Among these were the ancestors of the Jarvie family, whose name comes from the Norman personal name Gervase. The surname Gervais indicates that the bearer is a descendant of someone named Gervase. ^[1]

Early Origins of the Jarvie family

The surname Jarvie was first found in Cornwall. The Gervais surname also spelled Jarvis, Gervays and Gervis, was first found in Mobonnaiss and Vallee, in Brettagne, the ancient name for Brittany, and arrived in England with William, Duke of Normandy, in 1066. ^[2]

The first records of the family were listed in their Latin form, as in John fil. Gervacii, Cambridgeshire; William filius Gervasii, Huntingdonshire; and Stephen Gervcis, Cambridgeshire. All were listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273. ^[3]

Important Dates for the Jarvie family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jarvie research. Another 176 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1379, 1268, 1262, 1262, 1268, 1410, 1393, 1397, 1587, 1654, 1621, 1625, 1628, 1629, 1640, 1653, 1616, 1693, 1666 and 1667 are included under the topic Early Jarvie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Jarvie Spelling Variations

Norman surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. The frequent changes in surnames are largely due to the fact that the Old and Middle English languages lacked definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England, as well as the official court languages of Latin and French, also had pronounced influences on the spelling of surnames. Since medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, rather than adhering to any specific spelling rules, it was common to find the same individual referred to with different spellings. The name has been spelled Gervais, Gervays, Gervis, Jarvis, Jervis and others.

Early Notables of the Jarvie family (pre 1700)

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was John Gervais, (died 1268), an early English clergyman, Bishop of Carlisle in 1262 and Bishop of Winchester (1262-1268); Richard Gervays (died c.1410), of Canterbury, Kent, an English politician, a Member of...
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Migration of the Jarvie family to Ireland

Some of the Jarvie family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Jarvie 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:

Jarvie Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

• Jamesson Jarvie, who landed in Auckland, New Zealand in 1840
• Jamieson Jarvie, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Stately" in 1851
• Mr. Jamieson Jarvie, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Stately" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 1st June 1851 ^[4]
• Mr. John Jarvie, Scottish settler travelling from Clyde aboard the ship "Robert Henderson" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 5th October 1861 ^[4]

Contemporary Notables of the name Jarvie (post 1700)

Citations

1. ^ Lowe, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
2. ^ The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
3. ^ Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
4. ^ New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html