Trays History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Trays family

The surname Trays was first found in Cornwall where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Laventhan.

"The manors of Barlandew, Cassacawen, and Trehudreth, [in the parish of Blisland] belonged formerly to the family of Treise, from which family they passed to the Morsheads by marriage; and in 1809 were sold by Sir J. Morshead, bart. to John Wallis, Esq. of Bodmin, who is the present proprietor. Lavethan in this parish, was in remote years the seat of the Kempes, and afterwards of the Treises." 1

"The manor of St. Gennys belonged formerly to the Treise family, from whom it passed to the late Sir John Morshead, in marriage with the co-heiress of the last male heir of Treise. This manor is now the property of his son Sir Frederick Treise Morshead, bart." 1

The barton of Helland "was for a considerable time in the Treise family, from whom it passed to Sir John Morshead." 1

Early History of the Trays family

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Trays Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Treys, Treis, Treyes, Treise and others.

Early Notables of the Trays family

Sir Christopher Treise who at one time held estates in St. Mabyn, Cornwall. "When Hals made his collections for his parochial history, Treblethick was the seat of the Hamleys, in which family it had been for many preceding generations. But not long afterwards it became...
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Trays migration to the United States +

Trays Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Henry Trays, who landed in Virginia in 1703 2

Trays 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:

Trays Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. J. Trays, British settler travelling from Plymouth aboard the ship "Joseph Fletcher" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 19th March 1858 3

Sources +

Hutchins, Fortescue, The History of Cornwall, from the Earliest Records and Traditions to the Present Time. London: William Penaluna, 1824. Print
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