Jolles History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Jolles family

The surname Jolles was first found in Languedoc, where this impressive family has held a family seat since early times.

Early History of the Jolles family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jolles research. Another 319 words (23 lines of text) covering the years 1534, 1554, 1620, 1637, 1645, 1681, 1700, 1743, 1789 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Jolles History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Jolles Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Joly, Joli, Jolis, Jolly, Jolie, Jollie, Jolley, Joley, Jouly, Jouli, De Joly, De Joli, De Jolly, De Jolie, De Jollie, De Jolley, De Joley, De Jouley and many more.

Early Notables of the Jolles family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was Joseph-Louis de Joly, Captain, Knight and Admiral of France; Louis (Joliet) Jolliet (1645-1700), Canadian explorer born in Quebec, he discovered the Mississippi River in 1637 and traveled down the Mississippi to within 435...
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Jolles 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:

Jolles Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Samuel Jolles, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1840