Show ContentsCadby History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The origins of the Cadby name come from when the Anglo-Saxon tribes ruled over Britain. The name Cadby was originally derived from a family having lived in one of various settlements called Caeby in Lincolnshire, Leicester, and the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Early Origins of the Cadby family

The surname Cadby was first found in Yorkshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Cadby family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cadby research. Another 252 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1201, 1218, 1379, 1500 and 1790 are included under the topic Early Cadby History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cadby Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Cadby include Cadby, Cadeby, Kaddeby, Cadebi, Cathebi, Caudby and many more.

Early Notables of the Cadby family

Notables of the family at this time include

  • Ricardus de Cadby, a prominent 14th century landholder in Yorkshire


United States Cadby migration to the United States +

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants:

Cadby Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Thomas Cadby, who settled in Virginia in 1638
  • Tho Cadby, who arrived in Virginia in 1638 1
Cadby Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Stephen Cadby, who settled in Indiana sometime between 1840 and 1843

New Zealand Cadby migration to New Zealand +

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:

Cadby Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Thomas Cadby, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Excelsior" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 17th March 1859 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Cadby (post 1700) +

  • Alan Cadby, Australian politician, member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 2001 to 2005


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html


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