Balager History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Early Origins of the Balager family

The surname Balager was first found in Catalonia, in northeastern Spain where this ancient family trace thier heritage to the province of Lerida.

Early History of the Balager family

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Balager Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Balaguer, Balagas, Balague, Balaguez, Belaguer and others.

Early Notables of the Balager family

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Balager 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:

Balager Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Miss Jane Balager, (b. 1833), aged 29, British domestic servant travelling from London aboard the ship 'Mermaid' arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 26th December 1862 1

Sources +

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