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Corin History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Motto Citations

Corin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Scotland
Ireland
England

It was in the Scottish/English Borderlands that the Strathclyde-Briton people first used the ancient name Corin. It was a name for someone who lived in the Scottish-English border region. The Corin family lived in Ayrshire, Dumfriesshire, and other Lowland counties. The name may be from the Scottish word cowan, a dry-stone-diker or more likely a corruption of Colquhoun, the common pronunciation of which is Cohoon. "Mr. Alexander Cowan, father of Sir John Cowan of Beeslack is said to have left on record that many of his grandfather's books bore the name of Colquhoun." 1

Early Origins of the Corin family

The surname Corin was first found in Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir), formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of Scotland where a name like Iain MacComhain becomes Iain Comhan in Gaelic while the English equivalent is Cowan. The name of James Cowhen, chaplain in North Berwick, 1560. 1

Early History of the Corin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Corin research. Another 105 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1852, 1865, 1868, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1876 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Corin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Corin Spelling Variations

Scribes in Medieval Scotland spelled names by sound rather than any set of rules, so an enormous number of spelling variations exist in names of that era. Corin has been spelled Cowan, Cowans, Cowen, Cowens, MacCowan, MacCowden and many more.

Early Notables of the Corin family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Frederic Hymen Cowen, born Jan. 29, 1852, at Kingston, Jamaica, exhibited early an extraordinary love of music, was brought to England by his parents when four years old, and placed under the tuition of Sir J. Benedict and Sir J. Goss, whose pupil he remained until the winter of 1865. He then studied at the conservatoires of Leipzig and Berlin, returning to London...
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Migration of the Corin family to Ireland

Some of the Corin family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Corin migration to the United States +

The number of Strathclyde Clan families sailing for North America increased steadily as the persecution continued. In the colonies, they could find not only freedom from the iron hand of the English government, but land to settle on. The American War of Independence allowed many of these settlers to prove their independence, while some chose to go to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. Scots played essential roles in the forging of both great nations. Among them:

Corin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mr. Edwin Corin, (b. 1827), aged 24, Cornish settler departing from Penzance aboard the ship "Marquis of Chandos" arriving in the United States on 7 June 1851 2
Ann Corin, aged 24, who arrived in New York in 1854 3
John Corin, aged 2, who landed in New York in 1854 3

Corin Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Mr. James Corin, (b. 1885), aged 19, Cornish miner travelling aboard the ship "St Paul" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 13th March 1904 en route to Hancock, Michigan, USA 4
Mr. Peter Corin, (b. 1884), aged 21, Cornish miner travelling aboard the ship "St Paul" arriving at Ellis Island, New York in 1905 en route to Sutter Creek, Califnornia, USA 4
Mr. Jacob Corin, (b. 1878), aged 27, Cornish miner travelling aboard the ship "Umbria" arriving at Ellis Island, New York in 1905 en route to Ione, California, USA 4

Corin migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Corin Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

R. Corin, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Pakenham" in 1849 5
Charles Corin, aged 22, who arrived in South Australia in 1854 aboard the ship "Time and Truth" 6

Contemporary Notables of the name Corin (post 1700) +

Corin William Redgrave (1939-2010), English actor, son of Michael Redgrave

The Corin Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Sic itur in altum
Motto Translation: This is the way to heaven.

Citations +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to New York 1820 - 1891 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_new_york_1820_1891.pdf
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)
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_ellis_island_1892_on.pdf
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The PAKENHAM 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Pakenham.htm
South Australian Register Thursday 9th May 1854. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Time and Truth 1854. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/timeandtruth1854.shtml