Tyzack History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Tyzack family

The surname Tyzack was first found in Worcestershire where they settled in these troubled times. They may have been expressly invited to England to spearhead a flagging glass making industry. Their original surname was Du Thisac from Lorraine. They and the Henzeys (De Hennezel) settled as glass makers at Stourbridge in Worcestershire and at Newcastle on Tyne in Northumberland.

Early History of the Tyzack family

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Tyzack Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tysack, De Tysack, Tizack, Tisack, Tysack, Teswick, Teswicke, Tesick, Tizick and many more.

Early Notables of the Tyzack family

the Tyzack family of Newcastle

Tyzack 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:

Tyzack Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

John Tyzack, aged 23, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Martha Ridgway" in 1842
Mary Ann Tyzack, aged 22, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Martha Ridgway" in 1842
Samuel Tyzack, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Lorraine" in 1878

Contemporary Notables of the name Tyzack (post 1700) +

Margaret Maud Tyzack CBE (1931-2011), award-winning British actress noted for her classical stage roles