Mentor History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Mentor family

The surname Mentor was first found in Cornwall where the family derive their name from Minster, a parish in the deanery of Trigg-Minor, and in the hundred of Lesnewth.

"The word Minster whatever might have been its primitive signification, has been used from time immemorial to import a monastry for Monks, a retired, solitary, religious people, who used artificial music during divine service. Consonant with this import, it appears both from Speed and Dugdale, that at Tolcarne, which signifies the rock chapel or cell, William de Bottreaux about the time of Richard I. founded and endowed an alien priory of black Monks," 1

Early History of the Mentor family

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Mentor Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Minster, Minsterchamber and others.

Early Notables of the Mentor family

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Mentor migration to Australia +

Mentor Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Thomas Mentor who was convicted in Bristol, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Duchess of Northumberland" on 1st October 1842, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Mentor (post 1700) +

Mabel Patronella "Vytjie" Mentor (1963-2022), South African politician, Member of the National Assembly from 2002 until 2014, Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises from 2009 to 2010
José Mentor Guilherme de Mello Netto (1948-2020), better known simply as José Mentor, was a Brazilian lawyer and politician from the state of São Paulo who served as a Federal Deputy
Ms. Geva Kate Mentor C.B.E. (b. 1984), born in Bournemouth, British International Netball player, appointed the Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 29th December 2018 for services to netball 3
Mentor Huebner (1917-2001), American leading Hollywood production illustrator who did storyboards, production art and creative concepts, including King Kong (1976) and Blade Runner (1982)
Mentor Dotson (b. 1837), American politician, teacher, minister, and storekeeper
Mentor Williams (1946-2016), American songwriter and producer, best known for writing "Drift Away"
Mentor Huebner (1917-2001), leading American Hollywood production illustrator

Sources +

Hutchins, Fortescue, The History of Cornwall, from the Earliest Records and Traditions to the Present Time. London: William Penaluna, 1824. Print
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 20th July 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/duchess-of-northumberland
"Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62507, 28 December 2018 | London Gazette, The Gazette, Dec. 2018, www.thegazette.co.uk/honours-lists