Sylvester Family History
Sylvester Name Meaning
English and German: from a personal name (Latin Silvester, a
derivative of silva ‘wood’). This was borne by three popes,
including a contemporary of Constantine the Great.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Sylvester
Name Distribution of Sylvester Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Sylvester families
 96 - 190  33 - 95 |
 1 - 32  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Sylvester families
|
3 - 4 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Sylvester census records
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Sylvester Family Origin
Sylvester Emigration Information (US)
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to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Sylvester Emigration Information (AU)
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You can find out when most of the Sylvester families immigrated
to Australia.
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port of arrival and destination.
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Sylvester Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Sylvester census records
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Military Service by Sylvester
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