| ![Show Contents]() Chadfield History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The present generation of the Chadfield family is only the most recent to bear a name that dates back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. Their name comes from having lived in the village of Chatfields or of Catsfield, in Sussex. 1 2 However, another source claims the name came from "Catfield (field frequented by wild cats), in Norfolk. " 3 Early Origins of the Chadfield familyThe surname Chadfield was first found in Sussex, where William Chattefeld was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Sussex in 1296. A very rare name, we must look to 1525 to find the next entry, that of Richard Chatfield in the Subsidy Rolls for Sussex in 1525. 4 Early History of the Chadfield familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chadfield research. Another 173 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1500, 1525, 1685, 1800, 1818 and 1839 are included under the topic Early Chadfield History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Chadfield Spelling VariationsUntil the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Chadfield include Chatfield, Chadfield, Chatfields, Chattefeld, Chatfeld, Chadfielde, Chadfeld and many more. Early Notables of the Chadfield familyDistinguished members of the family include William de Chattefeld, a prominent 13th century landholder in Sussex. Later, Edward Chatfield (1800-1839), painter, belonged to an old English family, and was son of John Chattield, a distiller at Croydon, and Anne Humfrey, his wife. He was originally destined for the East India House; but having an innate predilection for art, and there...
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 Chadfield 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: Chadfield Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. Chadfield, Irish settler travelling from Cork aboard the ship "Spirit of Trade" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 4th December 1858 5
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- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
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Chadfield migration to New Zealand 
