The family name Apthorpe is thought to be originally taken from the place named Apethorpe, in Northamptonshire.
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Early Origins of the Apthorpe family
The surname Apthorpe was first found in Northumberland, where they held a family seat on the English/Scottish border. After the Norman Conquest of England many of Duke William's rebellious Barons moved north. The border became a convenient but turbulent no-man's land where the persecuted Many were given land by King Malcolm Canmore and later by King David of Scotland. Some were native Scots. In the 16th century they became known as the 'unruly clans'. The name was first recorded in England when Thomas Abetrop held estates in 1180 in that county.
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Early History of the Apthorpe family
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Apthorpe Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Apthorp, Apthorpe, Appthorpe, Appthorp, Habthorp, Habthorp, Habbthorp, Apethorp, Apethorpe, Habethorp, Apthrop, Apthropp and many more.
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Early Notables of the Apthorpe family
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Apthorpe migration to New Zealand
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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:
Apthorpe Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
Miss Amelia Apthorpe, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Mersey" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 11th June 1861 1
Apthorpe migration to New Zealand 
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