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OLIVER SOCIETY
Welcome to the Oliver Society Web Site, PRESENT AIMS OF THE OLIVER SOCIETY:- While visiting our Oliver Society Site, we hope that you will find something of interest in your search for information about your family The Oliver Society was formed in 1987 when at a Genealogical meeting a group of us were discussing the problems that we were having in finding our own elusive Olivers and we decided that by pooling all our various information that we might be able to help each other and possible other people researching the Oliver surname. We have included a "Can You Help" section for those wanting to find someone else researching the same family - if you would like add your family please email us your information If you would like to include your family, email us and we will include your information. Our Oliver Society has a large card file system, numerous Oliver families files many of which are on computer discs as well as an Oliver name listing of over 3000 names locow@elite.net.au |
PAROCHIAL HISTORY RECORDS...... PARISH OF GRADE, CORNWALL, UK: In this parish were living in 1797 - seven persons of one family, whose united ages amounted to 550. Namely... Oliver Oliver, 84 Elizabeth Frances, 87 Catherine Willey, 80 Duance Martin, 82 Grace Oliver, 79 Grace Roberts, 72 and Ursula Harry, 66
Over the years the Oliver name has taken many forms. The accepted meaning is "an Olive Branch", the symbol of peace. The following are various spellings of the name. Olliver - probably stemmed from a clerical error. Olvi - used by the Vikings. Olipher - found in Scotland. Olivier - French. Olyuer - used in the 17th century. Olyver - Huguenot origins. Olver - mainly French and Cornish, but also from a clerical error. Ollivierre - found in the West Indies
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