How do I prevent Safari from suggesting previously visited websites?

Hi all, I am going nuts here!!
How do I stop Safari on my ipad mini from suggesting a long list of old websites everytime I start entering a website ?
Yes, I have cleared cache and I have cleared the history as well as the Cookies & Data in Settings.
I have tried using Private Browser mode without luck.
I do I stop this??!!!?
I can of course completely wipe and reset the iPad, but thats no good as that will remove all my apps and everything.
There´s gotta be a way to do.
Also another question: When I first started the iPad Mini up, it somehow imported all my bookmarks from my windows machine..?!?!
How is that possible? I never imported anything
I don´t want that either ! And everytime I receive an SMS on my iPhone, everybody can read it on the iPad too. Incredibly annoying when your kids are borrowing it all the time.
How do I stop these things from happening too?
I want my iPad to be completely separed from all other devices and NOT get any kind of info. sync from any other devices.
Anyone knows how to do all this?
/Peter
P.S. Oh, and another thing: I have a normal iPad too, but Safaris missing on it. How do I get it back? I thought you couldn´t delete it at all?? But if I do a search it doesn´t come up at all?!?!

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