Redish History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Redish family

The surname Redish was first found in Devon 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 Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Redish family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Redish research. Another 71 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1590, 1619, 1633, 1636, 1637, 1641, 1652 and 1689 are included under the topic Early Redish History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Redish Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ridge, Ridges and others.

Early Notables of the Redish family

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Migration of the Redish family to Ireland

Some of the Redish family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 114 words (8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Redish migration to the United States +

Redish Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

George Redish, who landed in Virginia in 1702 1
Thomas Redish, who arrived in Virginia in 1706 1

Redish 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:

Redish Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Ellen Redish, aged 15, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Theresa" in 1844
Ms. Redish, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Grasmere" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 4th May 1855 2

Sources +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html