| ![Show Contents]() Kervin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England
Scotland
Etymology of KervinWhat does the name Kervin mean? The Kervin family chronicle reaches back into history to the Boernician tribe of ancient Scotland. The Kervin family lived in Cumberland, where it was originally associated with Culwen. Culwen or Culewen is the old spelling of Colvend which was located near the river Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire. Early Origins of the Kervin familyThe surname Kervin was first found in Northumberland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Kervin familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kervin research. Another 158 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1320, 1379, 1554, 1558, 1559, 1567, 1571, 1621 and 1679 are included under the topic Early Kervin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Kervin Spelling VariationsSpelling variations occur frequently in Scottish names that date from the medieval era. They result from a general lack of grammatical rules and the tendency to spell names according to sound. Kervin has been spelled Curwen, Curwens, Corwen, Corwyn, Curwyn, Curwin, Curvin, Corwin, Kerwen, Kerwin, Kerwyn, Kervin and many more. Early Notables of the Kervin familyAnother 49 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Kervin Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Kervin migration to the United States | + |
In the 20th century, the ancestors of many of those Boernician-Scottish people still populate North America. They distributed themselves on either side of the border at the time of the War of Independence. United Empire Loyalists went north to Canada and those who wanted a new nation stayed south. Both groups went on to found great nations. Some of the first North American settlers with Kervin name or one of its variants:
Kervin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Patrick Kervin, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1857
- I. W. Kervin, who arrived in Arkansas in 1888
- I W Kervin, who landed in Arkansas in 1888 2
| Kervin migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia included the First Fleet of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: First Fleet - Mrs. Eleanor (Mary) Kervin, (Karavan, Kervein, Kirvin), (b. 1757), aged 29, British settler convicted in Middlesex, England in 1786, sentenced to 7 years for forgery, transported aboard the ship "Lady Juliana" leaving in 1789 arriving in New South Wales, Australia in 1790 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Kervin (post 1700) | + |
- Alison Cristine Kervin OBE, British Sports Editor of the Mail on Sunday newspaper, the first female in the UK to become sports editor of a major national newspaper
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Si je n'estoy
Motto Translation: If I were not.
- Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 4th February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships
- 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)
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