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Gelder History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

Gelder History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
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Germany

Early Origins of the Gelder family

The surname Gelder was first found in Hamburg, where the name contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation which would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. In later years the name branched into many houses, each playing a significant role in the local social and political affairs. The family is also connected to several place names in the Holstein region.

Early History of the Gelder family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gelder research. Another 122 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1670, 1759 and 1790 are included under the topic Early Gelder History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gelder Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Galt, Geld, Galde, Gelt, Geltman, Geltinger, Geldrich, Geltsayer, Gelder and many more.

Early Notables of the Gelder family

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Gelder migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gelder Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Johannes Van Gelder, who settled in New Netherland in 1662

Gelder Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Dirk De Gelder, who arrived in Iowa in 1856 1
Gerrit De Gelder, who landed in Iowa in 1856 1
Gozina De Gelder, who arrived in Iowa in 1856 1
Helena De Gelder, who landed in Iowa in 1856 1
Mrs. M De Gelder, who arrived in Iowa in 1856 1
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Gelder migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gelder Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Thomas Gelder, who arrived in Ontario in 1871

Gelder migration to Australia +

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

Gelder Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

John Gelder, aged 27, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Blundell"

Contemporary Notables of the name Gelder (post 1700) +

Philip Van Gelder, American politician, Candidate for Pennsylvania State Senate, 1932 (7th District), 1934 (8th District) 2

Historic Events for the Gelder family +

HMS Cornwall

Kenneth Gelder (d. 1942), British Leading Supply Assistant aboard the HMS Cornwall when she was struck by air bombers and sunk; he died in the sinking 3

Citations +

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Force Z Survivors Crew List HMS Cornwall (Retrieved 2018, February 13th) - Retrieved from https://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listcornwallcrew.html#A