Madgwick History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The surname Madgwick is a nickname of Madge and baptismal name as in 'the son of Margaret.' 1

Early Origins of the Madgwick family

The surname Madgwick was first found in Surrey where William Maggard was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of 1327. 2

From this earliest entry we must move to Yorkshire to find the next two entries. It is here that Willelmus Machet was found in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 1 and later, Samuel Maggett was listed in 1647. 2

Early History of the Madgwick family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Madgwick research. Another 55 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1379, 1526, 1670, 1736, 1737, 1793, 1794, 1795, 1796, 1798, 1799 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Madgwick History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Madgwick Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Madgwick has undergone many spelling variations, including Machet, Machett, Madgett, Madget, Machitt, Machtit, Matchet and many more.

Early Notables of the Madgwick family

Distinguished members of the family include John Machet, Rector of Lambeth, county Surrey, in 1526.Nicholas Madgett of Madget (fl. 1799), was an Irish adventurer, born at Kinsale, co. Kerry, and was according to a secret correspondent of Lord Castlereagh-probably Samuel Turner in 1799, at the time of Humbert's expedition to Ireland, near sixty years of age, and had lived for forty years in France. He was employed in the French foreign office in 1794 and the succeeding years in negotiating measures between the French government and Irish politicians for a French invasion of Ireland. In 1794 he gave William Jackson (1737?-1795)...
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Migration of the Madgwick family to Ireland

Some of the Madgwick family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Madgwick migration to the United States +

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Madgwick were among those contributors:

Madgwick Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Julia Madgwick, aged 32, originally from Hamplure, who arrived in New York in 1903 aboard the ship "Majestic (1890)" from Liverpool, England 3
Alice M. Madgwick, aged 42, originally from Roomedge, who arrived in New York in 1906 aboard the ship "Caronia" from Liverpool, England 3
Samuel S. Madgwick, who arrived in New York in 1919 from Newcastle-on-Tyne, England 3

Madgwick migration to New Zealand +

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:

Madgwick Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Sydney Madgwick, aged 21, a miller, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Lauderdale" in 1874

Contemporary Notables of the name Madgwick (post 1700) +

Rodney Neville Madgwick, Australian jurist, Justice of the Federal Court of Australia appointed in October 1995
Sandra Madgwick, British retired ballerina and former principal dancer at the Birmingham Royal Ballet
Sir Robert Bowden Madgwick OBE (1905-1979), Australian educationist, 1st Vice-Chancellor of the University of New England (1954-1966), Warden of the New England University College (1946-1953)

Citations +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result