| ![Show Contents]() Oldbury History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 England The name Oldbury has a long Anglo-Saxon heritage. The name comes from when a family lived in Holtby, a parish, in the wapentake of Bulmer, in the North Riding of Yorkshire near York. 1 Early Origins of the Oldbury familyThe surname Oldbury was first found in Yorkshire at Holtby. The place dates back to at least the Domesday Book from 1086 2 where it was listed as Holtebi or Boltebi and literally meant "farmstead or village of a man called Holti" derived from the Old Scandinavian personal name + by. 3 Ainderby Mires with Holtby is a civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, and this civil parish also dates back to the Domesday Book 2 where it was listed as Eltebi or Heltebi. The first record of the family was William de Holtebi who was listed in Yorkshire in the Pipe Rolls of 1208. William and John Holteby were listed in the Feet of Fines for Yorkshire in 1303 and then again in the Assize Rolls for Lancashire in 1396. 4 Early History of the Oldbury familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Oldbury research. Another 67 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1208, 1303, 1553, 1577, 1578 and 1640 are included under the topic Early Oldbury History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Oldbury Spelling VariationsSpelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Oldbury have been found, including Holtby, Holteby and others. Early Notables of the Oldbury familyNotables of the family at this time include Father Richard Holtby (1553-1640), an English Jesuit Superior and Roman Catholic priest. He was born at Fryton, Yorkshire in 1553, was the second son of Lancelot Holtby of that place by Ellen [Butler] of Nunnington, in Ryedale, Yorkshire. "Holtby was a fellow-pupil with...
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 Oldbury 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: Oldbury Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- John Oldbury, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "SS British King" in 1884
- Sarah Oldbury, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "SS British King" in 1884
- Harriet Oldbury, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "SS British King" in 1884
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
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Oldbury migration to New Zealand 
