Slavin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

To escape the religious and political discrimination they experienced primarily at the hands of the English, thousands of Irish left their homeland in the 19th century. These migrants typically settled in communities throughout the East Coast of North America, but also joined the wagon trains moving out to the Midwest. Ironically, when the American War of Independence began, many Irish settlers took the side of England, and at the war's conclusion moved north to Canada. These United Empire Loyalists, were granted land along the St. Lawrence River and the Niagara Peninsula. Other Irish immigrants settled in Newfoundland, the Ottawa Valley, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The greatest influx of Irish immigrants, however, came to North America during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Thousands left Ireland at this time for North America and Australia. Many of those numbers, however, did not live through the long sea passage. These Irish settlers to North America were immediately put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. Irish settlers made an inestimable contribution to the building of the New World. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Irish name Slavin or a variant listed above, including:

Slavin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Charles, Cornelius, Danial, Edward, Francis, Hugh, John, Michael, Patrick, Thomas, and William Slavin all, who arrived in Philadelphia between 1808 and 1864
• Anne Slavin, who arrived in New York, NY in 1815 4
• Catherine Slavin, who landed in New York, NY in 1815 4
• James Slavin, who arrived in New York, NY in 1815 4
• Michael Slavin, who landed in New York, NY in 1815 4
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Slavin Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Cassie Slavin, aged 24, who settled in America from Donegal, in 1900
• Bernard Slavin, aged 9, who immigrated to the United States from Tyrone, in 1903
• Chaim Slavin, aged 23, who settled in America from Liege, in 1906
• Chas. Slavin, aged 33, who immigrated to the United States from Cardiff, S. Wales, in 1908
• Bridget Slavin, aged 21, who landed in America from Newhill, Ireland, in 1910
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• Paul Slavin, American producer, known for ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (1953) and A Line in the Sand: War or Peace? (1991)
• John Slavin (1869-1940), American actor, known for A Bunch of Keys (1915), For Freedom (1918) and Walton and Slavin No. 3 (1894)
• George F. Slavin (1916-2001), British writer of 17 Hollywood feature films and 300 episodes and pilot episodes for American television
• Millie Slavin, American actress, born in New York, New York, known for Forever Young (1992), Collateral Damage (2002) and The Truman Show (1998)
• Jonathan Slavin (b. 1969), American actor and activist, born in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, known for Santa Clarita Diet (2017), Speechless (2016) and Better Off Ted (2009)
• Robert Edward Slavin (1950-2021), American psychologist who studied educational and academic issues, known for his Success for All educational model
• Jane Slavin (b. 1970), British actress and author, winner of the 1989 Carleton Hobbs award
• Martin Slavin (1922-1988), British composer and music director
• Mark Slavin (1954-1972), Israeli Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler, victim of the Munich massacre