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Early Origins of the Heyland family

The surname Heyland was first found in Saxony, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Heyland family

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Heyland Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Heyland, Heiland, Heilland, Hieland, Hyland, Highland, Heland and many more.

Early Notables of the Heyland family

Jan Baptist van Heil (1604-1685), a Flemish Baroque painter. Born in Brussels, he was considered the best of three famous brothers; his brother Leo van Heil (1605-c.1664), a painter...
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Heyland migration to the United States +



Heyland Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Marcus Heyland, who landed in Maryland in 1810 2
  • William Heyland, who landed in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1840 2

Heyland migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia included the First Fleet of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

First Fleet
  • Miss Catherine Heyland, (Folly, Trolly), (1745 - 1824), aged 42, British settler convicted in Middlesex, England in 1787, sentenced to Life for theft, transported aboard the ship "Lady Juliana" leaving in 1789 arriving in New South Wales, Australia in 1790 1
Following the First Fleet, other convicts and early settlers arriving in Australia include:

Heyland Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. James Heyland, British convict who was convicted in Berkshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Bussorah Merchant" on 1st October 1829, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 3


  1. Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 4th February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships
  2. 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)
  3. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 10th November 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/bussorah-merchant


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