Lanceley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Lanceley family

The surname Lanceley was first found in Leicestershire 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 shire.

Early History of the Lanceley family

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Lanceley Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Lanceley include Lanelot, Lancylot, Lancelot, Lanselot and others.

Early Notables of the Lanceley family

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Lanceley 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:

Lanceley Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Edward Lanceley, aged 26, a brickmaker, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Douglas" in 1873
Mary A. Lanceley, aged 23, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Douglas" in 1873
Edith Lanceley, aged 4, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Douglas" in 1873
Elina Lanceley, aged 8 months, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Douglas" in 1873