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

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Early Origins of the Rousell family

The surname Rousell was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where the family has been traced from ancient times.

For the next several centuries the family prospered and branched to Dauphiné where they held the lands and titles of Counts of Roussilon. In Dauphiné the family again branched and held the lands of Anjo and Annonay. During the 17th century, branches formed in Toulouse and Languedoc where many members intermarried with the distinguished families of those regions, such was the case in Languedoc on 6th October 1827, where the family head, in recognition for his dedication to the King and country, was awarded letters patent confirming his nobility on the day of his marriage.

Early History of the Rousell family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rousell research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1271, 1294, 1389, 1431, 1443, 1452, 1468, 1493 and 1538 are included under the topic Early Rousell History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rousell Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Roussillon, Roussillons, Rousillon, Rousillons, Roussilon, Roussilons, Russillon, Russillons, Rusillon, Rusillons, Russilon, Russilons, de Roussillon, du Roussillon, RossillonRousselot, Rousselet and many more.

Early Notables of the Rousell family

Another 30 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Rousell Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rousell 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:

Rousell Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Edward Rousell (Russell), (b. 1816), aged 25, British labourer travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Lord William Bentinck" arriving in Wellington, New Zealand on 24th May 1841 1
  • Mr. John Rousell (Russell), (b. 1815), aged 26, British labourer travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Lord William Bentinck" arriving in Wellington, New Zealand on 24th May 1841 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Rousell (post 1700) +

  • Roger Rousell, English president of the Crewkerne and District Museum, Crewkerne, Somerset
  • Mr. Kevin Paul Rousell O.B.E. (b. 1964), British Head of Claims Management Regulation for Ministry of Justice, appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire on 29th December 2018 for services to Claims Management Regulation 2
  • Paul Rousell, New Zealand political candidate for the 1996 General Election
  • Joel Rousell, Canadian television co-host of Man-Made Food, a Canadian television cooking show
  • A. R. Rousell, British President of the British Computer Society (1990-1991)
  • Dr. Aage Rousell (1901-1972), Danish architect, archaeologist and historian, best known for his archaeological work in Greenland in the 1920s and 1930s
  1. New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
  2. "Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62507, 28 December 2018 | London Gazette, The Gazette, Dec. 2018, www.thegazette.co.uk/honours-lists

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