Plumbley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Plumbley family

The surname Plumbley was first found in Cheshire (now Cheshire East) at Plumley, a village and civil parish that dates back to 1119 when it was listed as Plumleia and literally meant "plum-tree wood or clearing," from the Old English words "plume" + "leah." 1 As far as the surname is concerned, it was first referenced in the year 1235 when Alexander Plomley held estates in Derbyshire.

Early History of the Plumbley family

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Plumbley Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Plumley, Plumbley, Plumbleigh, Plomley, Plombley and many more.

Early Notables of the Plumbley family

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Plumbley migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Plumbley Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. John Plumbley, English convict who was convicted in Liverpool, Merseyside, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Fairlie" on 14th October 1833, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 2

Plumbley 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:

Plumbley Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Frederick Plumbley, aged 32, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Strathnaver" in 1874

Citations +

Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 21st September 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/fairlie