Cudby History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Early Origins of the Cudby family

The surname Cudby was first found in Northumberland where they held a family seat from ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest in 1066.

Early History of the Cudby family

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Cudby Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cuddie, Cuddy, Cuddey, Cubbie and others.

Early Notables of the Cudby family

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Migration of the Cudby family to Ireland

Some of the Cudby family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cudby 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:

Cudby Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

John Cudby, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1840
Mr. John Cudby, (b. 1830), aged 12, British settler born in Ingrave, servant to Mr. and Mrs. Petre travelling from London and Plymouth aboard the ship "Thomas Sparks" arriving in Wellington, New Zealand on 31st January 1843, the ship stuck rocks of the coast of Cape of Good Hope delaying her landing by 2 months 1

Sources +

New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html