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![Show Contents]() Kilbride History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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As a Scottish name, Kilbride is derived from the Gaelic "Mac Gille Brighde," meaning "son of the servant of (St.) Brigit." The Scottish Gaelic word for church "cill Bríghde," became a place name (Kilbride, in Lanarkshire) and some bearers of Kilbride may have originally taken their surnames from this. Early Origins of the Kilbride familyThe surname Kilbride was first found in Arran, an island in North Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir), formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of Scotland, that today makes up the Council Areas of South, East, and North Ayrshire, in the Firth of Clyde, where the name has long existed, although the name's earliest recorded roots are from County Donegal in Ireland. According to legend, both the Scottish and the Irish branches are descended from the son of the servant of (St.) Brigit, the virgin Abbess of Kildare who died 525 A.D. Early History of the Kilbride familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kilbride research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1150, 1296, 1329, 1370, 1476 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Kilbride History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Kilbride Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: MacBride, McBride, Macbryde, Macbraid, MacBridan, McKillbride, McGillbride, Macilvride, Mackelbreed, McBryde, Bridson, Brydson, Kilbride, Gilbride,MacBridan, MacIlvride, MacBraid and many more. Early Notables of the Kilbride familyMore information is included under the topic Early Kilbride Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Kilbride family to Ireland
Some of the Kilbride family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 134 words (10 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Kilbride migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Kilbride Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Andrew Kilbride and his three children arrived in Boston in 1849
- John (age 8) and Barnard (age 6) Kilbride, bonded passengers who arrived in Boston in 1849
- Owen Kilbride who settled in Texas with his wife and two children in 1852
- Cath Kilbride, aged 24, who arrived in New York in 1854 1
- Edward Kilbride, who landed in Texas in 1856 1
- ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
| Kilbride migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Kilbride Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Mic Kilbride, aged 24, who arrived in Canada in 1812
| Kilbride migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Kilbride Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Elizabeth Kilbride "alias Eliza Bird", aged 23, Irish convict from Galway, who was transported aboard the "Andromeda" in 1834, settling in New South Wales, Australia 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Kilbride (post 1700) | + |
- Malachy Kilbride, American social justice and peace activist
- Ronald "Ron" Kilbride, American animator, known for his work on Osmosis Jones (2001), Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You (1999) and Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
- Kerry Kilbride (b. 1952), American actor, known for Bandits (2001), The Net (1995) and Jimmy Hollywood (1994)
- Ashley Morgan Kilbride, American actress, known for Lottopalooza (2014), Pissed (2012) and Attack of the 50ft Cheerleader (2012)
- Thomas L. Kilbride (b. 1953), American jurist, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois
- Percy William Kilbride (1888-1964), American character actor, best known for his role as Pa Kettle in the Ma and Pa Kettle series of feature films
- Tom Kilbride, American Libertarian politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 11th District, 1982; Candidate for Texas State House of Representatives 56th District, 2006 3
- Michael Kilbride, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Newtown 3
- L. J. Kilbride, American Democratic Party politician, Democratic-Farmer-Labor Candidate for U.S. Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1944, 1946 3
- Thomas Kilbride (1911-1986), Irish Fine Gael politician, who was a member of Seanad Éireann from 1973 to 1981
- ... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
| Historic Events for the Kilbride family | + |
- Mr. Joseph W Kilbride, British Able Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 4
- 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)
- State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 27) Andromeda voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1834 with 15 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/andromeda/1834
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- HMS Prince of Wales Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listprincecrew.html
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