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Early Origins of the Nogens family

The surname Nogens was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where this family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Nogens family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Nogens research. Another 175 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1454, 1470 and 1680 are included under the topic Early Nogens History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Nogens Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Nogent, Nogens, Naugent, Naugens, Nojean, Nojeans, Nojon, Nojons, Nojont, Naujean, Naujeans, Naujon, Nojons, Newgen, Newgent and many more.

Early Notables of the Nogens family

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New Zealand Nogens 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:

Nogens Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Miss Sophie Catherine Nogens, (b. 1849), aged 23, German maid servant travelling from Hamburg aboard the ship "Palmerston" arriving in Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 12th December 1872 1


  1. 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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