The surname Whitlen was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1379 when Alice Whitelam held lands.
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Early History of the Whitlen family
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Whitlen Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Whitelam, Witlam, Witlum, Whitlen, Whitlan, Whitlum, Whitelum, Whitelan and many more.
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Early Notables of the Whitlen family
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Whitlen migration to New Zealand
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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:
Whitlen Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
Mr. George Whitlen, (b. 1837), aged 26, British farm labourer travelling from London aboard the ship "David G. Fleming" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 9th December 1863 1
Whitlen migration to New Zealand 
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