Marsfield History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Marsfield family

The surname Marsfield was first found in Gloucestershire 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 11th century when Marshfield was first held by Queen Edith, wife of King Edward the Confessor and at the Conquest in 1066 became the King's land.

Early History of the Marsfield family

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Marsfield Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Marshfield, Marsfield and others.

Early Notables of the Marsfield family

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Marsfield 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:

Marsfield Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Richard M. M. Marsfield, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Gertrude" in 1863 1

Sources +

New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 12th December 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html