Solly History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Solly were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:

Solly Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• John Solly, who landed in Mobile County, Ala in 1836 4
• George Solly, who arrived in Arkansas in 1872 4
• Martin Solly, aged 22, who immigrated to America from Ireland, in 1892
• S. E. Solly, aged 48, who landed in America, in 1893
• Cori Solly, aged 19, who landed in America from London, in 1898

Solly Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• G. R. Solly, aged 36, who settled in America from Kingston, in 1906
• Herbert A. Solly, aged 41, who immigrated to the United States from London, England, in 1907
• Dorothy Solly, aged 34, who immigrated to the United States from London, England, in 1907
• Michel Solly, aged 22, who landed in America from Paris, France, in 1907
• Arthur J. Solly, aged 53, who immigrated to the United States from Congleton, England, in 1909
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Solly Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

• Mr. John Solly, British Convict who was convicted in Surrey, England for life, transported aboard the "Coromandel" on 27th October 1819, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 5
• Mr. John Solly, British Convict who was convicted in Sandwich, Kent, England for life, transported aboard the "Asia" on 20th July 1837, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 6
• Mr. John Solly, (b. 1804), aged 36, British Ploughman who was convicted in Kent, England for 10 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Asia" on 25th April 1840, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1840 7

Solly Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

• Mary E. Solly, aged 30, a nurse, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Rangitikei" in 1884

• William F. Solly, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1896 8
• Thomas Solly (1816-1875), English philosophical writer, eldest son of Thomas Solly of Blackheath, Kent
• Samuel Solly (1805-1871), English surgeon, born in Jeffrey Square, St. Mary Axe, son of Isaac Solly, a Baltic merchant
• Edward Solly (1819-1886), English chemist and antiquary, born in London
• Henry Solly (1813-1903), English social reformer
• Isaac Solly (1769-1853), London merchant in the Baltic trade, brother to Edward Solly
• Edward Solly (1776-1844), English merchant living in Berlin who amassed an extensive collection of Italian Trecento and Quattrocento paintings
• Robert Henry Solly (1859-1932), Australian politician
• Sir Solly Zuckerman OM KCB FRS (b. 1904), Baron Zuckerman, South African-born, British biologist who is best remembered as a scientific advisor to the Allies on bombing strategy in the Second World War
• Solly Zuckerman OM KCB FRS (1904-1993), Baron Zuckerman, South African-born, English public servant, zoologist