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Duce History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

United States Australia New Zealand West Indies

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Citations

Duce History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Duce family

The surname Duce was first found in Staffordshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. 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 13th century when they held estates in that shire and held a family seat at Wittenhall.

Early History of the Duce family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Duce research. Another 175 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1096, 1455, 1487, 1504, 1510, 1575, 1600, 1631, 1634, 1656 and 1661 are included under the topic Early Duce History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Duce Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ducie, Ducy, Ducey, Deucy, Deuce, Duce, Douce, Douse, Dousy, Doucet and many more.

Early Notables of the Duce family

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Duce migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Duce Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Duce, who landed in Virginia in 1657 1

Duce migration to Australia +

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

Duce Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Thomas Duce, (b. 1806), aged 25, English dealer who was convicted in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England for 7 years for theft, transported aboard the "Exmouth" on 3rd March 1831, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died in 1873 2
Thomas Duce, aged 33, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1853 aboard the ship "Mary Green" 3

Duce 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:

Duce Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

John Duce, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Annie Wilson" in 1863
Sarah Duce, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Annie Wilson" in 1863

Duce migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 4

Duce Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Robert Duce, aged 18, who arrived in Barbados in 1635 1
Mr. Robert Duce, (b. 1617), aged 18, British settler travelling from London, England aboard the ship "Alexander" arriving in Barbados in 1635 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Duce (post 1700) +

Patti Duce, American two-time Primetime Emmy nominated producer, known for her work on Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003), Best Ink (2012) and Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End (2005)
El Duce (1958-1997), born Eldon Wayne Hoke, American actor killed tragically at the age of 39, known for Kurt & Courtney (1998), Du-beat-e-o (1984) and Population: 1 (1986)
Adam Duce (b. 1972), American musician, best known as a founding member of the band Machine Head
Viva Duce, British actress, known for her work on Being Considered (2000), Burn: Cycle (1994) and Perspectives: Reality Bites (2004)
Sharon Duce (b. 1950), British actress, known for her work on Big Deal (1984), Outland (1981) and The Tamarind Seed (1974)
Sir Henry Duce Chads (1788-1868), British admiral, son of Captain Henry Chads, also of the navy, who died in 1799 6
Duce Staley (b. 1975), professional American NFL football player

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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 25th May 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/exmouth
South Australian Register Monday 20 June 1853. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) MARY GREEN 1853. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/marygreen1853.shtml
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
Pilgrim Ship Lists Early 1600's retrieved 28th September 2021 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 25 Nov. 2019