| ![Show Contents]() McKennie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland The original Gaelic form of McKennie was Mac Cionaoith. Early Origins of the McKennie familyThe surname McKennie was first found in County Monaghan (Irish: Muineachán) located in the Northern part of the Republic of Ireland in the province of Ulster, at Truagh where they were known as the Lords of Truagh. Early History of the McKennie familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our McKennie research. Another 93 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1544 is included under the topic Early McKennie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. McKennie Spelling VariationsThe Middle Ages saw a great number of spelling variations for surnames common to the Irish landscape. One reason for these variations is the fact that surnames were not rigidly fixed by this period. The following variations for the name McKennie were encountered in the archives: MacKenna, MacKennagh, MacKenney, MacKenny, MacKinna, MacKinnie and many more. Early Notables of the McKennie familyMore information is included under the topic Early McKennie Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 McKennie migration to the United States | + |
Death and immigration greatly reduced Ireland's population in the 19th century. For the native Irish people poverty, hunger, and racial prejudice was common. Therefore, thousands left their homeland to seek opportunity in North America. Those who survived the journey and the quarantine camps to which they arrived, were instrumental towards building the strong developing nations of the United States and the future Canada. By far, the largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. These were employed as construction or factory workers. An examination of passenger and immigration lists has shown early immigrants bearing the name McKennie:
McKennie Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- James McKennie, aged 40, who arrived in New York in 1812 1
| McKennie 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: McKennie Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. William Mckennie (Mckinnie), (b. 1840), aged 22, Scottish ploughman, from Kirkcudbright travelling from London aboard the ship "Queen of Mersey" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, Southland, South Island, New Zealand on 20th October 1862 2
- Mr. John Mckennie (Mckinnie), (b. 1842), aged 20, Scottish ploughman, from Kirkcudbright travelling from London aboard the ship "Queen of Mersey" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, Southland, South Island, New Zealand on 20th October 1862 2
- Mrs. Elizabeth Mckennie (Mckinnie), (b. 1843), aged 19, Scottish settler, from Kirkcudbright travelling from London aboard the ship "Queen of Mersey" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, Southland, South Island, New Zealand on 20th October 1862 2
- 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)
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
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McKennie migration to the United States 
McKennie migration to New Zealand 
