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Early Origins of the Bligh family

The surname Bligh was first found in Bavaria, where the name Blod was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area. They declared allegiances to many nobles and princes of early history, lending their influence in struggles for power and status within the region. They branched into many houses, and their contributions were sought by many leaders in their search for power.

Early History of the Bligh family

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Bligh Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Blod, Blöd, Bloden, Blodau, Blodermann, Blodhausen, Blöder, Blodern, Blodenaur, Blodt and many more.

Early Notables of the Bligh family

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Bligh migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bligh Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Bligh who settled in Philadelphia in 1821
John Bligh, aged 26, who arrived in America in 1821 1
Benjamin Bligh, who settled in New York in 1831
Edward Bligh, aged 27, who landed in New York in 1849 1
Bridget Bligh, who settled in New York in 1852
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Bligh migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bligh Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

George M. Bligh, who arrived in Ontario in 1871

Bligh migration to Australia +

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

Bligh Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Thomas Bligh, (Blythe), (b. 1810), aged 23, English ploughman who was convicted in Kent, England for life for house breaking, transported aboard the "Emperor Alexander"on 6th April 1833, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 2
Henry Bligh, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Katherine Stewart Forbes" in 1839 3
James William Bligh, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Katherine Stewart Forbes" in 1839 3
Lydia Bligh, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Katherine Stewart Forbes" in 1839 3
Mary Bligh, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Katherine Stewart Forbes" in 1839 3
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Bligh 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:

Bligh Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

J W Bligh, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1840 aboard the ship Earl Stanhope
Mr. J. W. (G. Q.) Bligh (Blight), Australian settler travelling from Port Phillip Bay, Victoria aboard the ship "Earl Stanhope" arriving in Wellington, New Zealand in 1840 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Bligh (post 1700) +

Vice-Admiral William Bligh (1754-1817), English Admiral, best known as commander of the HMS Bounty in 1787, when mutiny occurred and Governor of New South Wales during the military coup in Australia (1808) 5
Sir Richard Rodney Bligh GCB (1737-1821), English officer of the Royal Navy, a native of Cornwall, said to have been a godson of Lord Rodney 5
Richard Bligh (1780-1838), English chancery barrister, cousin of Admiral William Bligh 5
Algernon Stuart Bligh (1888-1952), English first-class cricketer
Edward Bligh (1715-1747), English peer, 2nd Earl of Darnley
Jasmine Lydia Bligh (1913-1991), one of the first three BBC Television Service presenters in the 1930s
Captain George Miller Bligh (1780-1834), English officer of the Royal Navy
Anna Maria Bligh (b. 1960), Australian politician, the 37th Premier of Queensland (2007 to 2012)
Ivo Donald Bligh (b. 1968), English nobleman, Lord Clifton
Ivo Francis Walter Bligh (1859-1927), English nobleman, 8th Earl of Darnley, English Cricketer
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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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 11th April 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/emperor-alexander
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) KATHERINE STEWART FORBES 1837 arrived Holdfast Bay, near Adelaide, on October 17, 1837. . Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1837KatherineStewartForbes.htm
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 5 Feb. 2019