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![Show Contents]() Margery History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England
Early Origins of the Margery familyThe surname Margery was first found in Suffolk where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Norman influence of English history dominated after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. The family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire. Early History of the Margery familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Margery research. Another 151 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Margery History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Margery Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Margery, Margary, Margrie, Margree, Margree, Marjory, Marjary and many more. Early Notables of the Margery familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was - the Margery family of Suffolk
Migration of the Margery familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
| Contemporary Notables of the name Margery (post 1700) | + |
- Nova Margery Pilbeam (1919-2015), British film and stage actress, known for her leading roles in two Alfred Hitchcock movies of the 1930s
- Ellen Margery McCulloch OAM (1930-2005), Australian nature writer and amateur ornithologist
- Marion Margery Scranton (b. 1884), American Republican politician, Member of Pennsylvania Republican State Committee, 1922-34; Vice-chair of Pennsylvania Republican Party, 1926-28 1
- Dame Margery Merlyn Baillieu Myer DBE (1900-1982), née Baillieu, Australian philanthropist, wife of Sidney Myer, the founder of Myer, Australia's largest chain of department stores.
- Margery Allingham (1904-1966), English crime writer from Ealing, London
- Margery Ayscough, English maternal grandmother of Sir Isaac Newton; she raised him from an early age after his mother Hannah Ayscough left to marry Reverend Barnabas Smith
- Dame Margery Freda Perham DCMG CBE FBA (1895-1982), British historian and writer of African affairs
- Margery Williams Bianco (1881-1944), born Margery Winifred Williams, an English-born, American author, primarily of popular children's books, best known for her book The Velveteen Rabbit
- Margery "Marge" Redmond (b. 1930), American actress
- Margery Eagan (b. 1954), American columnist with the Boston Herald, a talk radio host, frequent guest on CNN, ABC, Fox News
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