| ![Show Contents]() Ravers History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of RaversWhat does the name Ravers mean? The ancestors of the bearers of the Ravers family name are thought have lived in ancient Anglo-Saxon England. They were first found in various locations in England. The origins of this surname can be traced back to France where the name was used to denote someone who was a native of La Riviere. The surname Ravers was later introduced to England by early French settlers and was used to identify the individuals who lived by the river. Early Origins of the Ravers familyThe surname Ravers was first found in Buckinghamshire at Worminghall, a parish, in the union of Thame, hundred of Ashendon. " It formerly had a market, granted to John de Rivers in 1304, with a fair on the festival of St. Peter and St. Paul." 1 Early History of the Ravers familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ravers research. Another 125 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1110, 1280, 1442, 1483, 1573, 1579, 1601, 1603, 1614, 1615, 1640, 1641, 1651, 1656, 1657, 1660, 1665, 1679, 1695 and 1734 are included under the topic Early Ravers History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ravers Spelling VariationsUntil quite recently, the English language has lacked a definite system of spelling rules. Consequently, Anglo-Saxon surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. Changes in Anglo-Saxon names were influenced by the evolution of the English language, as it incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other languages. Although Medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, so it is common to find one person referred to by several different spellings of his surname, even the most literate people varied the spelling of their own names. Variations of the name Ravers include Rivers, Ryvers, River, Ryver and others. Early Notables of the Ravers familyAnthony Woodville Rivers (1442-1483), English nobleman; James Rivers (1603-1641), an English politician, Member of Parliament for Lewes (1640) son of Sir John Rivers, 1st Baronet (c. 1579-1651), attended Corpus Christi, Oxford aged 13;Nizel Rivers (1614-c. 1695), an English politician, Member of Parliament for Lewes in 1660; Sir Thomas Rivers, 2nd Baronet (died 1657), an English politician, Member...
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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: Ravers Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- "Mr. Joseph Ravers, aged 33, Italian farm labourer who sailed from Plymouth, England to Lyttleton, New Zealand aboard the ship "Stonehouse" in June 1874
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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