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Early Origins of the Tresidder family

The surname Tresidder was first found in Cornwall where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Bodmin, Cornwall was a land set apart, a land of mystique and quaint customs, more strongly related to Brittany and Wales than to England. It was not until the 10th century that they submitted to the Saxon rule of England. Since then, their influence has moved east into Devon, Somerset and Dorset.

Early History of the Tresidder family

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Tresidder Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tresaster, Treseder, Tresidder, Tressider and others.

Early Notables of the Tresidder family

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United States Tresidder migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tresidder Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Thomas Tresidder went to Philadelphia in 1879
  • William Tresidder, aged 32, who immigrated to America, in 1895
  • John Tresidder, aged 20, who immigrated to the United States from Redruth, in 1898
Tresidder Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Alfred Tresidder, aged 27, who landed in America from Southhampton, England, in 1906
  • Joseph Tresidder, aged 33, who settled in America from Cornwall, England, in 1907
  • James Henry Tresidder, aged 28, who landed in America from Camborne, England, in 1908
  • Thomas Tresidder, aged 28, who immigrated to the United States from Carnkie, England, in 1908
  • Ward Tresidder, who landed in America from Camborn, England, in 1908
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Australia Tresidder migration to Australia +

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

Tresidder Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Stephen Tresidder, aged 17, who arrived in South Australia in 1852 aboard the ship "Chatham" 1
  • Miss Adelaide Tresidder, (b. 1833), aged 19, Cornish nursemaid departing from Plymouth on 10th October 1851 aboard the ship "Clifton" arriving in Point Henry, Geelong, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 30th January 1852 2
  • SW Eliza Tresidder, (b. 1831), aged 21, Cornish general house servant, from Helston, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "Joseph Somes" arriving in New South Wales, Australia on 1st February 1852 3

New Zealand Tresidder 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:

Tresidder Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Mrs. Mary A. Tresidder, (b. 1839), aged 23, Cornish settler departing on 21st October 1862 aboard the ship "Chariot of Fame" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 29th January 1863 4
  • Mr. William Tresidder, (b. 1841), aged 21, Cornish labourer departing on 21st October 1862 aboard the ship "Chariot of Fame" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 29th January 1863 4
  • John Tresidder, who arrived in Lyttelton, New Zealand aboard the ship "Blairgowrie" in 1875
  • Ellen Tresidder, who arrived in Lyttelton, New Zealand aboard the ship "Blairgowrie" in 1875

Contemporary Notables of the name Tresidder (post 1700) +

  • Donald Bertrand Tresidder (1894-1948), American academic, 4th President of Stanford University (1943-1948), eponym of Tresidder Peak, California
  • Ernest Philip Tresidder (1875-1951), Australian politician, Member for Randwick, New South Wales (1927-1930)


  1. South Australian Register Tuesday 3 February 1852. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) CHATHAM 1852. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/chatham1852.shtml
  2. Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retreived 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_australia_victoria.pdf
  3. Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_1850_59.pdf
  4. Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to Lyttelton 1858-84 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/new_zealand_assisted.pdf


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