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Early Origins of the Alport family

The surname Alport was first found in Perthshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt) former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland, where the name is unquestionably derived from Albertus, from the Anglo Saxon Aethelbeort, the first being recorded as Albertus of Dundee about 1214 and succeeded by Cleopha Alberti in 1281. The affectation of the 'H' in front of the name did not arrive until the 15th century, and at this time the canting of the Arms for the name became associated with the pike-like weapon common amongst the Scottish/English Border Clans known as 'The Steel Bonnets' from the 13th century onward.

Early History of the Alport family

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Alport Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Halbert, Halpert, Halberdyne, Halberdyn, Hallbert and many more.

Early Notables of the Alport family

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United States Alport migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Alport Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Sara Alport, aged 25, who arrived in Virginia in 1635 aboard the ship "Assurance" [1]

New Zealand Alport 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:

Alport Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Augustus James Alport, aged 32, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Mariner" in 1849
  • Susannah Alport, aged 35, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Mariner" in 1849
  • Augustus Frederick Alport, aged 2, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Mariner" in 1849


  1. 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)


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