The surname Lobley was first found in Lancashire 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 year 1493 when Adam Lobley held lands.
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Early History of the Lobley family
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Lobley Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Lobley, Loblie, Lobly and others.
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:
Lobley Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
C. H. Lobley, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Dunedin" in 1875 1
Contemporary Notables of the name Lobley (post 1700)
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Bill Lobley, American comic actor and voice over artist
Lobley migration to New Zealand 
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