| ![Show Contents]() Theaker History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Theaker familyThe surname Theaker was first found in Staffordshire where they held a family seat. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1199 when Walter Theaker held estates in that shire. Early History of the Theaker familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Theaker research. Another 104 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1243, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Theaker History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Theaker Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Thicker, Theaker, Thacker, Thaker, Thecker, Thick, Thicke, Thike, Thicks, Thake, Thackway and many more. Early Notables of the Theaker familyMore information is included under the topic Early Theaker Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Theaker 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: Theaker Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. Thomas Theaker, (b. 1837), aged 22, British FARM LABOURER travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Regina" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 4th December 1859 1
- Sarah Theaker, aged 23, a housemaid, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Maraval" in 1879
| Contemporary Notables of the name Theaker (post 1700) | + |
- Thomas Clarke Theaker (1812-1883), American Republican politician, U.S. Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1859-61; Defeated, 1860; Commissioner, U.S. Patent Office, 1865-68 2
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Theaker migration to New Zealand 
