| ![Show Contents]() Greenside History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The distinguished surname Greenside literally means "Dweller at the Green Valley [Old English gréne + slœd]." 1 2 Early Origins of the Greenside familyThe surname Greenside was first found in Devon at Greenslade, a parish in North Tawton. 2 It is here that the first record of the family was found, that of 'Robertas de Greneslade tenet in Greneslade, Devon in the source Testa de Nevill sive Liber feodorum in Curia Scaccarii. Temp. Henry III & Edward I. 3 The parish dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 4 where the name is conjecturally descended from the tenant of the lands of Greenslade, held by Rainer the Steward from overlord Baldwin the Sheriff. Antony Greneslade was recorded in the Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I. 5 William Greneslade was recorded in the Subsidy Rolls for Devon in 1524 and later Thomas Greenslade was listed in Somerset in 1641. Later again, we found John Greenslade (Grinslade) in Devon in 1642. 2 "William Greenslade was mayor of Barnstaple in 1695, and Philip Greenslade was mayor in 1703 (G.). The name is now most numerous in Tiverton and South Molton, but is still scantily to be found in the Barnstaple district; there are also Greenslades in Somerset." 6 Early History of the Greenside familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Greenside research. Another 62 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1524, 1641, 1642, 1843 and 1917 are included under the topic Early Greenside History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Greenside Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Greenslade, Grinslade, Greenslaid, Greenside and others. Early Notables of the Greenside familyMore information is included under the topic Early Greenside Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Greenside 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: Greenside Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. William Greenside, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Gipsey" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 25th October 1854, en-route to Wellington 7
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- Testa de Nevill or "Liber Feodorum" or "Book of Fees," thought to have been written by Ralph de Nevill, for King John (1199–1216)
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
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Greenside migration to New Zealand 
