Wooderson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Wooderson family

The surname Wooderson was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1335 when Adam and Thomas de Wodesom held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Wooderson family

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Wooderson Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Woodson, Woodsom, Woodeson, Woodson, Woodeson, Wouldson and many more.

Early Notables of the Wooderson family

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Wooderson 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:

Wooderson Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Henry Wooderson, aged 47, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Bombay" in 1865 1
Susanna Wooderson, aged 48, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Bombay" in 1865 1
Robert Wooderson, aged 17, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Bombay" in 1865 1
Phoebe Wooderson, aged 17, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Bombay" in 1865 1
Harriet Wooderson, aged 9, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Bombay" in 1865 1
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Sources +

New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 7th November 2010). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html