The Bakey family name was first used by descendants of the Pictish people of ancient Scotland. It is a name for someone who lived in the county of Angus at the old manor of Baike.
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Early Origins of the Bakey family
The surname Bakey was first found in Angus (Gaelic: Aonghas), part of the Tayside region of northeastern Scotland, and present day Council Area of Angus, formerly known as Forfar or Forfarshire, where they held a family seat from very ancient times as Lords of the manor of Baikie. However, by the 14th century this family appears to have moved north to the Orkneys where they became a prominent family.
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Early History of the Bakey family
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Bakey Spelling Variations
Scribes in the Middle Ages did not have access to a set of spelling rules. They spelled according to sound, the result was a great number of spelling variations. In various documents, Bakey has been spelled Backie, Baikie, Bakey, Baikey, Baky, Baickie and others.
Early Notables of the Bakey family
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Bakey migration to Australia
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Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:
Patrick Bakey, aged 22, a farm labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1857 aboard the ship "Tantivy"
Bakey migration to New Zealand
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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:
Bakey Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
Margaret Bakey, aged 21, a servant, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Hannibal" in 1875
Contemporary Notables of the name Bakey (post 1700)
Bakey migration to Australia 
Bakey migration to New Zealand 
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