Cheeseworth History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Cheeseworth family

The surname Cheeseworth was first found in Suffolk 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 13th century when they held estates in that county.

Early History of the Cheeseworth family

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Cheeseworth Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Chesworth, Chestworth, Chisworth, Chistworth and others.

Early Notables of the Cheeseworth family

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Cheeseworth 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:

Cheeseworth Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. John Cheeseworth, (b. 1841), aged 22, British farm labourer travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Lancashire Witch" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 13th October 1863 1

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