Ryves History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Ryves familyThe surname Ryves was first found in Dorset where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the census rolls taken by the ancient Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects. Early History of the Ryves familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ryves research. Another 89 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1570, 1583, 1596, 1643, 1648, 1652, 1677, 1690 and 1693 are included under the topic Early Ryves History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ryves Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Ryves, Rives and others. Early Notables of the Ryves familyDistinguished members of the family include
Migration of the Ryves family to IrelandSome of the Ryves family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Ryves Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 2 Ryves Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century
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