Glover Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms (2024)

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Glover Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

• Mr. John Glover, British Convict who was convicted in Lancaster, Lancashire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Coromandel" on 4th December 1803, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 10
• Thomas Glover, English convict from Leicester, who was transported aboard the "Ann" on August 1809, settling in New South Wales, Australia 11
• Barnard Glover, English convict from York, who was transported aboard the "Agamemnon" on April 22, 1820, settling in New South Wales, Australia 12
• Thomas Glover, English convict from Staffordshire, who was transported aboard the "Asia" on April 1st, 1822, settling in New South Wales, Australia 13
• Mr. William Glover, British labourer who was convicted in York, Yorkshire, England for life for house breaking, transported aboard the "Commodore Hayes" in April 1823, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 14
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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:

Glover Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

• James Glover, aged 34, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Aurora" in 1840
• Maria Glover, aged 27, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Aurora" in 1840
• Mr Glover, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1840 aboard the ship Aurora
• Janet Glover, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Brilliant" in 1841
• John Glover, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Ann Wilson" in 1857
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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. 15

Glover Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

• Alexander Glover, aged 37, who arrived in St Christopher in 1635 16
• Mr. Alexander Glover, (b. 1598), aged 37, British settler traveling aboard the ship "William and John" arriving in St Christopher (Saint Kitts) in 1635 17

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Glover Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

• Josiah Glover, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1750
• Mr. Andrew Glover U.E. who settled in Carleton [Saint John City], New Brunswick c. 1784 18
• Mr. Jacob Glover U.E. (b. 1750) from Sussex County, New Jersey, USA who settled in Home District [York County], Ontario c. 1784 he served in Lord Rawdon's Command and Daniel McCall's Company he died in 1813, married to Deborah Moore they had 3 children 18

Glover Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

• Mary Ann Glover, who landed in Esquimalt, British Columbia in 1862
• Robert W Glover, who arrived in Esquimalt, British Columbia in 1862

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Glover Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

• Henry Glover, who arrived in Virginia in 1623 16
• John Glover, who arrived in Virginia in 1623 16
• Henry Glover, who landed in Jamestown, Va in 1624 16
• John Glover of Lancashire who sailed from Isle of Wight arriving in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630 aboard the ship "Ambrose" as part of the Winthrop Fleet, found in Dorchester. 16
• Ralph Glover of London who sailed from Isle of Wight arriving in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630 aboard the ship "Ambrose" as part of the Winthrop Fleet 16
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Glover Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Lidya Glover, who arrived in Virginia in 1701 16
• William Glover, who landed in Virginia in 1701 16
• Mary Glover, who landed in Virginia in 1703 16
• Sara Glover, who arrived in Virginia in 1703 16
• Thomas Glover, who landed in Virginia in 1703 16
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Glover Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Thomas Glover, aged 33, who arrived in New York in 1812 16
• James Glover, aged 33, who landed in New York in 1812 16
• Mr. Glover, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1822 16
• Townsend Glover, who landed in New York in 1841 16
• W Glover, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 16
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• Dr. William James Glover O.B.E. (b. 1952), British Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Mencap Ltd, was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire on 29th December 2018 for voluntary service 19
• Major-General Malcom Glover (1897-1970), British Deputy Adjutant-General, War Office (1946-1948) 20
• Major-General Sir Guy de Courcy Glover (1887-1967), British Director of Organization, War Office (1940-1941) 21
• Jane Glover (b. 1949), British born conductor
• Peter Bernard Glover (1945-2024), English rugby union international (1967-1971) from York, Yorkshire
• John Glover (1767-1849), English landscape-painter, son of a small farmer, born at Houghton-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire, on 18 Feb. 1767
• Mrs. Julia Glover (1779-1850), English actress, born in Newry 8 Jan. 1779 where her father, an actor named Betterton or Butterton, is said to have claimed descent from Thomas Betterton
• Sir John Hawley Glover (1829-1885), British captain in the navy, administrator of Lagos, and Governor of Newfoundland, son of the Rev. John Glover, English chaplain at Cologne
• John Glover (1714-1774), English preacher, born in 1714, on leaving school in his fourteenth year was apprenticed to business, when he was soon moved by religious impulses
• Edmund Glover (1813-1860), English actor and manager, the eldest son of Julia Glover [q. v.]
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Empress of Ireland

• Mr. Thomas Henry Glover (d. 1914), British Cook from United Kingdom who worked aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 22
• F Glover (d. 1914), Canadian Third Class Passenger from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada who was traveling aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 23

Hillsborough disaster

• Ian Thomas Glover (1969-1989), English street paver who was attending the FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough Stadium, in Sheffield, Yorkshire when the stand allocated area became overcrowded and 96 people were crushed in what became known as the Hillsborough disaster and he died from his injuries 24
• Barry Glover (1962-1989), English greengrocer who was attending the FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough Stadium, in Sheffield, Yorkshire when the stand allocated area became overcrowded and 96 people were crushed in what became known as the Hillsborough disaster and he died from his injuries 24

HMS Prince of Wales

• Mr. Kenneth Gordon Glover, British Corporal, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 25

HMS Repulse

• Mr. Albert T Glover, British Marine, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking 26
• Mr. Robert Maurice Gray Glover, British Marine, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking 26

RMS Lusitania

• Mr. George Alfred Glover, English First Waiter from Seaforth, Lancashire, England, who worked aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking 27
• Mr. Edwin Glover, English Officers’ Mess Steward from England, who worked aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and survived the sinking 27

SS Caribou

• Mr. Donald Cameron Glover, British passenger who was Royal Air Force was travelling aboard the railway ferry "SS Caribou" when it was struck by a German submarine torpedo on 14th October 1942, the most significant sinking in Canadian waters at that time, he died in the sinking

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