| ![Show Contents]() Detheridge History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of DetheridgeWhat does the name Detheridge mean? Among the earliest people to bear the Detheridge name were the Detheridge family, who lived in the town of Ath in Belgium. There it would have been rendered D'Ath, or De Ath, meaning "from Ath." It was also occasionally an occupational name for a gatherer or seller of kindling. In this case, the name is derived from the Old English word "dethe," which in turn is derived from the Old English word "dyth," which means "fuel" or "tinder." Literally the name means "tinder-maker." 1 Early Origins of the Detheridge familyThe surname Detheridge was first found in Essex where John le Dethewright’, le Dedewrithe, le Dedewrighte was found in 1299 and 1327. Today the name "survives as Deathridge and Deth(e)ridge. Death, a medieval and modern surname common in Essex and East Anglia, where would occur in Middle English as deeth, is probably metonymic for a maker of tinder, an etymology confirmed by the survival of Deether and Deetman, which must be synonymous with Deathridge." 1 Early History of the Detheridge familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Detheridge research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1196 and 1327 are included under the topic Early Detheridge History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Detheridge Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Deathridge, Deatheridge, Deatherage, Deatheredge and many more. Early Notables of the Detheridge familyMore information is included under the topic Early Detheridge Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Detheridge family to IrelandSome of the Detheridge family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 40 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Detheridge migration to the United States | + |
Detheridge Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Isaac Detheridge, who landed in New York in 1847 2
| Detheridge 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: Detheridge Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. Henry Detheridge, (b. 1814), aged 25, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Oriental" arriving in Port Nicholson, Wellington, New Zealand on 31st January 1840 3
- Mrs. Detheridge, (b. 1815), aged 24, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Oriental" arriving in Port Nicholson, Wellington, New Zealand on 31st January 1840 3
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- 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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