Lewer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Lewer family

The surname Lewer was first found in Norfolk where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that county.

Early History of the Lewer family

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Lewer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lewgar, Lewcar, Lowcar, Lowgar, Lucar, Lugar and many more.

Early Notables of the Lewer family

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Lewer migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia included the First Fleet of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

First Fleet

Mr. Thomas Lewer, (b. 1770), aged 19, British settler convicted at Essex, England in 1787, sentenced to 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the ship "Neptune" leaving in 1789 arriving in New South Wales, Australia in 1790 1

Following the First Fleet, other convicts and early settlers arriving in Australia include:

Lewer Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Thomas Lewer, aged 27, who arrived in South Australia in 1853 aboard the ship "Calabar" 2

Lewer 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:

Lewer Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Charles Lewer, aged 20, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "George Fyfe" in 1842
Charles Lewer, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1842 aboard the ship Geo Fife
Allen Lewer, aged 35, a sawyer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Oliver Lang" in 1856
Sophia Lewer, aged 33, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Oliver Lang" in 1856
Hart Lewer, aged 9, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Oliver Lang" in 1856
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Sources +

Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 4th February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships
South Australian Register Tuesday 2nd August 1853. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Calabar 1853. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/williamstuart1853.shtml