Morecombe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Morecombe family

The surname Morecombe was first found in Dorset 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 1240 when it was recorded, strangely, as Mortcombe.

Early History of the Morecombe family

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Morecombe Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Morecombe, Mortcombe, Morcomb, Morecomb, Morcombe, Morcum, Morcom and many more.

Early Notables of the Morecombe family

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Morecombe 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:

Morecombe Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Miss Jane Morecombe, (b. 1840), aged 27, Cornish domestic servant departing on 15th February 1867 aboard the ship "Lincoln" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 19th June 1867 1
Miss Phillippa Morecombe, (b. 1845), aged 22, Cornish domestic servant departing on 15th February 1867 aboard the ship "Lincoln" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 19th June 1867 1

Sources +

Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to Lyttelton 1858-84 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/new_zealand_assisted.pdf