Bucket History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Bucket family

The surname Bucket was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Calvados and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Bucket family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bucket research. Another 126 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1448, 1607, 1613, 1740, 1809, 1819, 1823 and 1836 are included under the topic Early Bucket History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bucket Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Boquet, Bocquet, Bouquet, Bochet, Bouchet, Boquel, Bocquel, Boquard, Bocard, Boccard, Boquart, Bocart, Boccart, Bocquant and many more.

Early Notables of the Bucket family

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Bucket migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bucket Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Mary Bucket, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1621 1
Mary Bucket, (Beckett) who arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1623 aboard the ship "Anne" 1

Bucket Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Dorothy Bucket, who landed in Virginia in 1714 1

Bucket migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bucket Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. William Bucket U.E. who settled in Carleton [Saint John City], New Brunswick c. 1783 2

Bucket 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:

Bucket Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mrs. Jane Bucket, (b. 1821), aged 43, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Glenmark" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 21st January 1865 3
Mr. Henry Bucket, (b. 1827), aged 37, British bricklayer travelling from London aboard the ship "Glenmark" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 21st January 1865 3
Miss Mary Bucket, (b. 1847), aged 17, British domestic servant travelling from London aboard the ship "Glenmark" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 21st January 1865 3
Miss Sarah Bucket, (b. 1849), aged 15, British domestic servant travelling from London aboard the ship "Glenmark" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 21st January 1865 3
Miss Jane Bucket, (b. 1851), aged 13, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Glenmark" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 21st January 1865 3
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Citations +

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)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html