| ![Show Contents]() Casserley Surname History
Etymology of CasserleyWhat does the name Casserley mean? The name Casserley is derived from the Irish Gaelic Mac Casarlaigh. Early Origins of the Casserley familyThe surname Casserley was first found in count Roscommon (Irish: Ros Comáin) located in central Ireland in the province of Connacht. First mention is in the Four Masters, of Cumumhan Mac Casarlaigh, one of the Connacht chiefs slain at the battle of Athenry in 1249. Early History of the Casserley familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Casserley research. Another 22 words (2 lines of text) covering the year 1462 is included under the topic Early Casserley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Casserley Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Casserly, Casserley, Casserlay, Casseley, MacCasarlaigh and many more. Early Notables of the Casserley family- the Casserley family of County Roscommon
| Casserley migration to the United States | + |
Casserley Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- William Casserley, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 1
| Casserley 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: Casserley Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Miss Mary Casserley, (b. 1860), aged 9 months, Irish settler, from Galway travelling from Bristol aboard the ship "Rhea Sylvia" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 2nd May 1861 2
- Mrs. Mary Casserley, (b. 1838), aged 23, Irish settler, from Galway travelling from Bristol aboard the ship "Rhea Sylvia" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 2nd May 1861 2
- Mr. Thomas Casserley, (b. 1829), aged 32, Irish farm labourer, from Galway travelling from Bristol aboard the ship "Rhea Sylvia" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 2nd May 1861 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Casserley (post 1700) | + |
- Travis Casserley (b. 1987), Australian rules footballer
- Lawrence Casserley, British avant-garde composer and musician
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
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