Snadden History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsThe Snadden name is a habitational name taken on from the place Snowden, in West Yorkshire. The place name is derived from the Old English words "snow," meaning "snow," and "dun," meaning "hill." 1 2 "There are hamlets called Upper and Lower Snowden in West Yorkshire, Snowden Close in Cumberland, and a Snowdon Pool in Salop (Shropshire). The great Welsh mountain may occasionally have contributed to this surname by the migration of a Welshman from its neighbourhood." 1 However, another source notes that the "surname is not likely to have been derived from the famous Welsh mountain. It is probably the name of some English locality." 3 Early Origins of the Snadden familyThe surname Snadden was first found in Essex where Henry de Snewedon was listed in the Feet of Fines for 1277. The following year Matthew de Snoudon was listed in the Assize Rolls for Somerset in 1278. 4 In Somerset, John Snowdone was listed there 1 Edward III (during the first year of King Edward III's reign.) 5 In Scotland, Snadden and its variants were more common and the name may have originated "from the lands of Snaw-done (1637) or Snawdoune (1649) in the bailliary of Lawderdaill." 6 Early History of the Snadden familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Snadden research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1558, 1600, 1616, 1640, 1688, 1699, 1711, 1744 and 1763 are included under the topic Early Snadden History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Snadden Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Snowden, Sneddan, Sneddon, Snedden, Snawdone and many more. Early Notables of the Snadden familyAnother 36 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Snadden Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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: Snadden Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
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