Kelday History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Kelday family

Early History of the Kelday family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kelday research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1616, 1628 and 1647 are included under the topic Early Kelday History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Kelday Spelling Variations

Before the first dictionaries appeared in the last few hundred years, scribes spelled according to sound. spelling variations are common among Scottish names. Kelday has been spelled Keltie, Kelty, Keltey and others.

Early Notables of the Kelday family

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Migration of the Kelday family

In those unstable times, many had no choice but to leave their beloved homelands. Sickness and poverty hounded travelers to North America, but those who made it were welcomed with land and opportunity. These settlers gave the young nations of Canada and the United States a strong backbone as they stood up for their beliefs as United Empire Loyalists and in the American War of Independence. In this century, the ancestors of these brave Scots have begun to recover their illustrious heritage through Clan societies and other heritage organizations. Early passenger and immigration lists reveal many Scottish settlers bearing the name Kelday: B. Kelty who settled in Boston Massachusetts with eleven children in 1822; John and Thomas M'Coller Kelty settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1820.