| ![Show Contents]() Hollett History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Hollett is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in the county of Lancashire where they were Lords of the Manor. Early Origins of the Hollett familyThe surname Hollett was first found in Lancashire, where they held a family seat from early times, in Holleth, a hamlet in the parish of Garstang, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Hollett familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hollett research. Another 70 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Hollett History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hollett Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Hollett family name include Hollet, Holliffe, Holiffe and others. Early Notables of the Hollett familyDistinguished members of the family include Hollett RankingIn Newfoundland, Canada, the name Hollett is the 80th most popular surname with an estimated 352 people with that name. 1
 Hollett migration to the United States | + |
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Hollett surname or a spelling variation of the name include:
Hollett Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- William Hollett, who landed in Maryland in 1658-1663 2
- Jacob Hollett, who arrived in Maryland in 1667 2
Hollett Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Mary Hollett who settled in Rappahannock, Virginia in 1741
| Hollett migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Hollett Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
| Hollett migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Hollett Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Miss Jane Hollett, British Convict who was convicted in Surrey, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Earl Cornwallis" in August 1800, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 4
- George Hollett, aged 22, who arrived in South Australia in 1853 aboard the ship "Shackamaxon" 5
| Contemporary Notables of the name Hollett (post 1700) | + |
- Ivan Ronald Hollett (1940-2022), English footballer from Pinxton, England who played 362 matches as a striker for five Football League clubs (1958-1973)
- Michael Hollett, Canadian co-founder and co-owner of Toronto's longest-running free alternative newsweekly, "Now Magazine" and Now Communications Inc
- Kate Hollett, award winning Canadian artist
- William Hollett (1912-1999), Canadian professional NHL ice hockey defenceman
- Roger Hollett, Canadian mixed martial artist
- Michael Hollett, Canadian newspaper journalist
| Historic Events for the Hollett family | + |
SS Southern Cross - Mr. James W. Hollett (1884-1914), Newfoundlander from Arnold's Cove who was aboard the "SS Southern Cross" when it is suspected she sank between the 31st March 1914 and early April during the storm with a heavy load of pelts; no survivors were ever found
- The order of Common Surnames in 1955 in Newfoundland retrieved on 20th October 2021 (retrieved from Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland by E.R. Seary corrected edition ISBN 0-7735-1782-0)
- 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)
- Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 13th August 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/earl-cornwallis
- South Australian Register Thursday 20 January 1853. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) SHACKAMAXON 1853. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/shackamaxon1853.shtml
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