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Plasek Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Early Origins of the Plasek family

The surname Plasek was first found in Thuringia, where the family was known for its contributions to the prosperity and culture of the emerging feudal society. The family branched into numerous houses, many of which acquired estates and manors throughout the surrounding regions. The family later branched east into Poland.

Early History of the Plasek family

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Plasek Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Plesuik, Plausig, Plesak, Plasak, Plasac, Plesnik and many more.

Early Notables of the Plasek family

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Plasek 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:

Plasek Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Josef Plasek, aged 22, Polish settler who arrived in New Zealand aboard the ship “Terpsichore” in 1876

Contemporary Notables of the name Plasek (post 1700)+

  • Karel Plasek (b. 1973), Czech professional ice hockey player

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