Laven History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

In England at this time, the uncertainty of the political and religious environment of the time caused many families to board ships for distant British colonies in the hopes of finding land and opportunity, and escaping persecution. The voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, though, and many arrived in North America sick, starved, and destitute. Those who did make it, however, were greeted with greater opportunities and freedoms that they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Early immigration records have shown some of the first Lavens to arrive on North American shores:

Laven Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• A Laven, aged 30, who landed in New York, NY in 1847 1
• Barney Laven, who arrived in Savanna(h), Georgia in 1855 1

Laven Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

• Miss Margaret Bridget Laven who was convicted in Stafford, Staffordshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Cadet" on 10th November 1848, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 2
• Charles Laven, aged 21, who arrived in South Australia in 1850 aboard the ship "Fatima" 3
• William Laven, aged 24, who arrived in South Australia in 1850 aboard the ship "Fatima" 3
• Bridget Laven, aged 18, a domestic servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Fitzjames"
• Catherine Laven, aged 20, a domestic servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Fitzjames"

• George Laven, American fighter pilot and flying ace in the U.S. Army Air Forces, during World War II, credited with 5 aerial victories