Show ContentsRoulleaux History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Roulleaux family

The surname Roulleaux was first found in Brittany, where this family was established in early times.

Early History of the Roulleaux family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Roulleaux research. Another 200 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1554, 1628, 1652, 1690, 1691, 1712, 1719, 1732, 1755, 1765, 1794, 1799, 1802, 1837, 1840, 1848, 1870, 1877, 1879 and 1932 are included under the topic Early Roulleaux History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Roulleaux Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rouleau, Roulleau, Roule, Roulle, Rol, Rolle, Role, Roulet, Roulot, Roullot, Rouleaux and many more.

Early Notables of the Roulleaux family

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New Zealand Roulleaux 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:

Roulleaux Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Roulleaux, Australian settler travelling from Sydney aboard the ship "Earl Durham" arriving in Bay of Islands, North Island, New Zealand in 1841 1


  1. New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html


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