Pasley History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsScottish history reveals Pasley was first used as a surname by the Strathclyde-Briton people. It was a name for someone who lived in the town of Paisley in Renfrew (now part of the Strathclyde region). Early Origins of the Pasley familyThe surname Pasley was first found in Renfrewshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Rinn Friù), a historic county of Scotland, today encompassing the Council Areas of Renfrew, East Renfrewshire, and Iverclyde, in the Strathclyde region of southwestern Scotland, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects. Early History of the Pasley familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pasley research. Another 105 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1179, 1199, 1202, 1320 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Pasley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Pasley Spelling VariationsIt is only in the last few hundred years that rules have developed and the process of spelling according to sound has been abandoned. Scottish names from before that time tend to appear under many different spelling variations. Pasley has been spelled Paisley, Pasley and others. Early Notables of the Pasley familyMore information is included under the topic Early Pasley Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Pasley RankingIn the United States, the name Pasley is the 9,201st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1] Migration of the Pasley family to IrelandSome of the Pasley family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Pasley Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
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: Pasley Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
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