An ancient Pictish-Scottish family was the first to use the name Kelday. It is a name for someone who lived in the lands of Keltie, which were found near Callander in the county of Perth.
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Early Origins of the Kelday family
The surname Kelday was first found in Perthshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt) former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland, where they held a family seat from very early times on the old lands of Keltie, near Callander.
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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
During the Middle Ages, there was no basic set of rules and scribes wrote according to sound. The correct spelling of Scottish names were further compromised after many haphazard translations from Gaelic to English and back. Spelling variations of the name Kelday include Keltie, Kelty, Keltey and others.
Early Notables of the Kelday family
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Migration of the Kelday family
Scots left their country by the thousands to travel to Australia and North America. Desperate for freedom and an opportunity to fend for themselves, many paid huge fees and suffered under terrible conditions on long voyages. Still, for those who made the trip, freedom and opportunity awaited. In North America, many fought their old English oppressors in the American War of Independence. In recent years, Scottish heritage has been an increasingly important topic, as Clan societies and other organizations have renewed people's interest in their history. An examination of passenger and immigration lists shows many early settlers bearing the name of 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.
Contemporary Notables of the name Kelday (post 1700)
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John R. Kelday, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1900 1
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