The ancestry of the name Loversay dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in the township of Livesey which was in the parish of Blackburn in the county of Lancashire. The Loversay surname is a Habitation name that was originally derived from the place-names of pre-existing towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.
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Early Origins of the Loversay family
The surname Loversay was first found in Lancashire at Livesey, a township, in the parish, union, and Lower division of the hundred of Blackburn. "This place gave name to a family who resided here, and were owners of the greater part of the township. James Levesey, in the reign of Edward VI. held the estate as a manor, as did his descendant, James Levesey, in the 9th of James I." 1
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Early History of the Loversay family
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Loversay Spelling Variations
Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Loversay have been found, including Livesey, Liversay, Liversey, Livezey and others.
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Early Notables of the Loversay family
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Migration of the Loversay family
Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Loversay, or a variant listed above: Robert Livezey settled in Philadelphia in 1856; John Livesey settled in Philadelphia in 1833; Thomas Livesey arrived in Philadelphia in 1863.
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