| ![Show Contents]() Nevard History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Scotland England The Nevard surname is derived from a place called Nevay in Angus. Early Origins of the Nevard familyThe surname Nevard was first found in Angus (Gaelic: Aonghas), in the territorial origin from Nevay, a former parish now united to Essie. 1 "In 1219 Adam de Neveth was present at the perambulation of the bounds between the lands of the Abbey of Arbroath and the barony of Kinblethmont. Alexander de Neve, a Scots prisoner of war in England, had a safe conduct to return to Scotland in 1422. Thomas Nevay who witnessed the transumpt of a charter in 1450 is doubtless the Thomas Neiff, chaplain in Brechin in 1453." 2 Early History of the Nevard familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Nevard research. Another 256 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1219, 1453, 1511, 1558, 1579, 1597, 1637, 1647, 1666, 1672, 1792, 1850 and 1870 are included under the topic Early Nevard History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Nevard Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Nevay, Neave, Neaves, Nevey, Neve, Neevey and others. Early Notables of the Nevard familyNotable among the family at this time was John Nevay (died 1672), a Scottish Covenanter who after the Resortaion was banished by the privy council to Holland.John Nevay (1792-1870) the Scottish poet, was born in Forfar on 28 January 1792, the...
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 Nevard 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: Nevard Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Caroline Nevard, aged 35, a nurse, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Caroline" in 1876 3
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: Sola proba quae honestas
Motto Translation: Those things only are good which are honorable.
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 5th November 2010). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
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Nevard migration to New Zealand 
