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![Show Contents]() Lethen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Lethen familyThe surname Lethen was first found in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), a historic county, and present day Council Area of Aberdeen, located in the Grampian region of northeastern Scotland, where they held a family seat from very early times. Early History of the Lethen familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lethen research. Another 113 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1335, 1517, 1526, 1546, 1679 and 1811 are included under the topic Early Lethen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lethen Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Leydon, Leidden, Leyden, Leidon, Lethen, Lethane and others. Early Notables of the Lethen familyMore information is included under the topic Early Lethen Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Lethen family to Ireland
Some of the Lethen family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Lethen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Robert Lethen, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1864
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Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Lethen Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. John Lethen, (b. 1850), aged 24, Scottish agricultural labourer, from Fife travelling from Greenock aboard the ship "Nelson" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 31st December 1874 1
- Mrs. Helen Lethen, (b. 1849), aged 25, Scottish settler, from Fife travelling from Greenock aboard the ship "Nelson" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 31st December 1874 1
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