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Tizzard History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

Tizzard History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

Early Origins of the Tizzard family

The surname Tizzard was first found in Dorset where they held a family seat from very early times, at Winterborne St. Martin.

Early History of the Tizzard family

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Tizzard Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tizard, Tizzarde and others.

Early Notables of the Tizzard family

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Tizzard Ranking

In Newfoundland, Canada, the name Tizzard is the 523^rd most popular surname with an estimated 88 people with that name. 1

Tizzard migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tizzard Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Tizzard, who arrived in Maryland in 1740 2

Tizzard Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Samuel Tizzard, who arrived in America in 1803 2
Sam Tizzard, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1864

Tizzard migration to Australia +

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

Tizzard Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

James Tizzard, aged 31, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Agincourt"

Tizzard 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:

Tizzard Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. William Tizzard, (b. 1851), aged 28, British settler travelling from Plymouth aboard the ship "Stad Haarlem" arriving in Lyttleton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 14th April 1879 3
Mrs. Susan Tizzard, (b. 1853), aged 26, British settler travelling from Plymouth aboard the ship "Stad Haarlem" arriving in Lyttleton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 14th April 1879 3
Mr. William Tizzard, (b. 1876), aged 3, British settler travelling from Plymouth aboard the ship "Stad Haarlem" arriving in Lyttleton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 14th April 1879 3
Mr. Frederick Tizzard, (b. 1878), aged 11 months, British settler travelling from Plymouth aboard the ship "Stad Haarlem" arriving in Lyttleton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 14th April 1879 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Tizzard (post 1700) +

James George Tizzard (1982-2001), former English cricketer who played from 2001 to 2002 for Dorset
Ken Tizzard (b. 1969), Canadian rock bassist from St. John's, Newfoundland, member of The Watchmen

Historic Events for the Tizzard family +

SS Newfoundland

Mr. John Tizzard, Newfoundlander from St. John's, who on the 30th March 1914 he was part of the Seal Crew of the "SS Newfoundland" leaving the ship to intercept the Stephano which took him to the hunting grounds, he disembarked to begin sealing, but was caught in a thickening storm, attempting to return to the Newfoundland he and the 132 crew made camp for two days the sealers were stranded on the ice in a blizzard attempting to return to the ship, he survived

Citations +

The order of Common Surnames in 1955 in Newfoundland retrieved on 20th October 2021 (retrieved from Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland by E.R. Seary corrected edition ISBN 0-7735-1782-0)
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)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html