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Pellow History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

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Pellow History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Pellow family

The surname Pellow was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where the family has held a family seat since very early times.

Early History of the Pellow family

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Pellow Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Peloux, Peloue, Pelloux, Pellout, Pelux, Peloue, Pellue, Pelut and many more.

Early Notables of the Pellow family

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Pellow migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pellow Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mr. William Pellow, (b. 1876), aged 23, Cornish labourer, from St Ives, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "New York" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 8th July 1899 en route to Calumet, Michigan, USA 1

Pellow Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Mr. William Pellow, (b. 1879), aged 21, Cornish miner travelling aboard the ship "New York" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 11th February 1900 en route to Calumet, Michigan, USA 1
Mr. William Pellow, (b. 1874), aged 30, Cornish miner travelling aboard the ship "St Louis" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 24th April 1904 en route to Hancock, Michigan, USA 1
Mr. Simon V. Pellow, (b. 1883), aged 22, Cornish stonemason, from St Austell, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "Caronia" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 11th May 1905 en route to Michigan City, Indiana, USA 1
Mr. Vivian Pellow, (b. 1878), aged 27, Cornish miner travelling aboard the ship "St Louis" arriving at Ellis Island, New York in 1905 en route to Red Jacket, Michigan, USA 1

Pellow migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Pellow Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Thomas Pellow, aged 24, a miner, who arrived in South Australia in 1857 aboard the ship "Sumner"
Mr. John Pellow, (b. 1839), aged 18, Cornish farm labourer departing from Plymouth aboard the ship "Fitzjames" arriving in Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia on 1st April 1857 2
Edwin Pellow, aged 6, who arrived in South Australia in 1860 aboard the ship "Ramillies" 3
Emily Pellow, aged 20, a domestic servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1860 aboard the ship "Ramillies" 3
Louisa Pellow, aged 17, a domestic, who arrived in South Australia in 1860 aboard the ship "Ramillies" 3
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Pellow 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:

Pellow Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. W. T. Pellow, British settler travelling from Plymouth aboard the ship "Joseph Fletcher" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 19th March 1858 4
W. Pellow, British settler travelling from Plymouth with family aboard the ship "Joseph Fletcher" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 19th March 1858 4
Miss Maria Pellow, (b. 1854), aged 19, Cornish servant departing on 16th July 1873 aboard the ship "Adamant" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 17th October 1873 5
Mr. James Pellow, (b. 1844), aged 30, Cornish stonemason departing on 20th March 1874 aboard the ship "Northampton" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 6th June 1874 5
Mr. John S. Pellow, (b. 1860), aged 19, Cornish farm labourer departing on 29th May 1879 aboard the ship "Famenoth" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 8th September 1879 6

Contemporary Notables of the name Pellow (post 1700) +

David Naguib Pellow (b. 1969), American author who has written widely on themes, and edited books, related to the environment
Kit Donovan Pellow (b. 1973), former American Major League Baseball utility player
Thomas Pellow (b. 1704), Cornish author, best known for his slave story "The History of the Long Captivity and Adventures of Thomas Pellow in South-Barbary…"
Marti Pellow (b. 1965), born Mark McLachlan, Scottish pop star and lead singer of the Scottish pop group Wet Wet Wet

Citations +

Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_ellis_island_1892_on.pdf
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_nsw_1850_59.pdf
South Australian Register Tuesday 11 January 1853. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) RAMILLIES 1860. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/ramillies1860.shtml
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to Lyttelton 1858-84 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/new_zealand_assisted.pdf
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to Auckland 1872-80 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/new_zealand_assisted.pdf