Finlan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Early Origins of the Finlan family

The surname Finlan was first found in Delvin, where they held a family seat as chiefs Teffia or Westmeath. The clann, along with the O'Skullys were of the Dalcassian race, one of the founding races of Ireland. Irish history was greatly influenced by the Norman invasion of 1172, and thereafter, the surnames of Irish Gaelic clanns and septs and many of the Norman families became almost indistinguishable.

Early History of the Finlan family

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Finlan Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Finlan, Finland, Fenland, Fenlan, O'Fenelon, O'Finlan, O'Finnelan and many more.

Early Notables of the Finlan family

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Finlan migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Finlan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

James Finlan, who arrived in New York, NY in 1816 1
John Finlan, who landed in New York, NY in 1816 1
Mary Finlan, who landed in New York, NY in 1816 1
Owen Finlan, who landed in New York, NY in 1816 1
Bridget Finlan, who arrived in New York, NY in 1816 1
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Finlan migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Finlan Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Elenn Finlan, who settled in St. John's, Newfoundland in 1825 2
Elenor Finlan, who arrived in St. John's, Newfoundland in 1825 2

Finlan migration to Australia +

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

Finlan Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Thomas Finlan, (Finland, Fenlan), Irish convict who was convicted in Carlow, Ireland for life, transported aboard the "Boyd" on 10th March 1809, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Finlan (post 1700) +

Gary Finlan, American Hollywood editor and director
Ed Finlan, American actor
Bill Finlan, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State Senate 9th District, 1978 4

Citations +

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)
Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 27th October 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/Boyd
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html