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![Show Contents]() Jollie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Jollie familyThe surname Jollie was first found in Languedoc, where this impressive family has held a family seat since early times. Early History of the Jollie familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jollie research. Another 319 words (23 lines of text) covering the years 1534, 1554, 1620, 1637, 1645, 1681, 1700, 1743, 1789 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Jollie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Jollie Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Joly, Joli, Jolis, Jolly, Jolie, Jollie, Jolley, Joley, Jouly, Jouli, De Joly, De Joli, De Jolly, De Jolie, De Jollie, De Jolley, De Joley, De Jouley and many more. Early Notables of the Jollie familyNotable amongst the family name at this time was - Louis (Joliet) Jolliet (1645-1700), Canadian explorer born in Quebec, he discovered the Mississippi River in 1637 and traveled down the Mississippi to within 435 miles (700 km) of the Gulf of Mexico
 Jollie 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: Jollie Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Edward Jollie, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1842 aboard the ship Brougham
- Francis Jollie, who landed in Nelson, New Zealand in 1842 aboard the ship "Fifeshire"
- Edward Jollie, aged 17, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Brougham" in 1842
- Francis Jollie, aged 25, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Fifeshire" in 1842 1
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- Francis Jollie (1815-1870), English-born, New Zealand politician arriving there in 1842 as the agent of the New Zealand Company
- Edward Jollie (1825-1894), English-born, New Zealand pioneer land surveyor, best known for his work on the new town of Christchurch in 1850, eponym of the Jollie Range and Jollie River
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Jollie migration to New Zealand 
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