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![Show Contents]() Blat History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The history of the Blat family goes back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from the family living by a small patch of land. Blat is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Early Origins of the Blat familyThe surname Blat was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects. Early History of the Blat familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Blat research. Another 61 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1552, 1608, 1632, 1638, 1640, 1669, 1678, 1694, 1696, 1705 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Blat History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Blat Spelling VariationsUntil quite recently, the English language has lacked a definite system of spelling rules. Consequently, Anglo-Saxon surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. Changes in Anglo-Saxon names were influenced by the evolution of the English language, as it incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other languages. Although Medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, so it is common to find one person referred to by several different spellings of his surname, even the most literate people varied the spelling of their own names. Variations of the name Blat include Platt, Plat, Platte, Plait, Plate, Blatt and others. Early Notables of the Blat familyNotables of the family at this time include Sir Hugh Plat or Platt (1552-1608), English writer on agriculture and inventor from Garlickhythe; and John Platt (1632-1705), an English immigrant to America from Ware, Hertfordshire to settle in Norwalk, Connecticut and rose to become a Member of the General Court of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk (1678-1694.)
Gabriel Plattes (fl. 1638), was an English writer, said to have been of Dutch extraction, was one of the earliest advocates...
Another 76 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Blat Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Blat family to Ireland
Some of the Blat family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 57 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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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: Blat Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Wolfgang Blat, aged 21, a joiner, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "British Queen" in 1883 1
- Marie Blat, aged 19, a servant, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "British Queen" in 1883 1
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Blat migration to New Zealand 
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