Faires History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Faires family

The surname Faires was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dijonnais and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Faires family

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Faires Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Veirs, Vers, Veires, Fers, Fehrs, Feirs, Vehrs, Viers, Veirz, Feirz, Verz, Vair, Vairs, Veurs, Vayers, Vayres, Feuers, Veirz, Veurz and many more.

Early Notables of the Faires family

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Faires 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:

Faires Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Thomas Jackson Faires, (1831), aged 29, British saddler travelling from Gravesend, England aboard the ship "Clontarf" arriving in Canterbury, New Zealand on 16th March 1860
Mrs. Sarah Jane Faires, (1834), aged 26, British settler travelling from Gravesend, England aboard the ship "Clontarf" arriving in Canterbury, New Zealand on 16th March 1860
Miss Lucy Emma Faires, (1859), aged 1, British settler travelling from Gravesend, England aboard the ship "Clontarf" arriving in Canterbury, New Zealand on 16th March 1860, she died on board
Mr. James Faires, (1844), aged 16, British settler travelling from Gravesend, England aboard the ship "Clontarf" arriving in Canterbury, New Zealand on 16th March 1860
Mr. Robert Faires, (1846), aged 14, British settler travelling from Gravesend, England aboard the ship "Clontarf" arriving in Canterbury, New Zealand on 16th March 1860
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