Pannel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

Etymology of Pannel

What does the name Pannel mean?

The Dalriadan clans of ancient Scotland spawned the ancestors of the Pannel family. Their name comes from the personal name Payne. Pannel is a patronymic surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. Although this interpretation of the etymology of the surname Pannel is uncertain, it is generally accepted at the present time.

Early Origins of the Pannel family

The surname Pannel was first found in Yorkshire, where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Pannel family

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Pannel Spelling Variations

The medieval practice of spelling according to sound and repeated translation between Gaelic and English created many spelling variations of the same name. Pannel has been recorded as Pagan, Paganell, Paganel, Pagnell and others.

Early Notables of the Pannel family

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Pannel 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:

Pannel Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Miss Ann Pannel (Pennell), (b. 1837), aged 29, British settler travelling from Gravesend, UK aboard the ship "Bombay" arriving in Lyttelton, South Island, New Zealand on 18th August 1866 1
Mr. George R. Pannel (Pennell), (b. 1837), aged 29, British miller travelling from Gravesend, UK aboard the ship "Bombay" arriving in Lyttelton, South Island, New Zealand on 18th August 1866 1

Sources +

New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html