Gapper History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Gapper family

The surname Gapper was first found in Somerset where the name was first referenced in the year 1243 when they held estates in that shire. The famous New Zealand Gapes family hailed from Saffron Walden in Essex and emigrated to New Zealand in 1859.

Early History of the Gapper family

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Gapper Spelling Variations

Before the last few hundred years, the English language had no fast system of spelling rules. For that reason, spelling variations are commonly found in early Anglo-Saxon surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name Gapper were recorded, including Gape, Gapes, Gapp, Gaip and others.

Early Notables of the Gapper family

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Gapper 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:

Gapper Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Robert Gapper, who landed in Nelson, New Zealand in 1842
Bernard Gapper, aged 35, a farm labourer, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Clifford" in 1842
Mary Gapper, aged 39, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Clifford" in 1842
Francis Gapper, aged 13, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Clifford" in 1842
Edward Gapper, aged 11, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Clifford" in 1842
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