Melody History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Melody family

The surname Melody was first found in County Clare (Irish: An Clár) located on the west coast of Ireland in the province of Munster, where they held a family seat as a Dalcassian sept on the borders of Galway, neighbours of the Kennedys. After the Norman Conquest of England, was strongly influenced by the invasion of Strongbow in 1172 which was almost equal to the enormous Irish cultural impact on England Scotland, Wales and the whole of Europe before the Norman Conquest from the 1st to 7th centuries. Many Irish clanns, sept names were intermixed and family groupings became almost indistinguishable. The name claims direct descent from Maolaneididh, who was King of Conmacne and died with Brian Boru at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014.

Early History of the Melody family

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Melody Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Melody, Mellody, Malody, Mallody, Mallady, Malady, Moledy, Molledy, Mullady, Mylady, O'Melody, Mulady, Muledy, Mulledy, O'Mellody, O'Malody, O'Mallody, O'Mullady, O'Mulledy, Millady, O'Millady, Mulleady and many more.

Early Notables of the Melody family

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Melody migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Melody Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Elisa Melody, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1811
James Melody, who was on record in New York in 1854
John Melody, who settled in New York, NY in 1858
Michael Melody, who settled in Detroit in 1868
Winifred Melody, aged 18, who settled in America, in 1895
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Melody Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Annie Melody, aged 22, who immigrated to the United States from Currower, Ireland, in 1906
Delia Melody, aged 18, who landed in America from Scariff, Ireland, in 1907
Mary Melody, aged 23, who landed in America from Kinoara, Ireland, in 1907
Thomas Melody, aged 19, who settled in America from Scariff, Ireland, in 1907
Kate Melody, aged 26, who immigrated to the United States from Castleblakeney, Ireland, in 1908
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Melody 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:

Melody Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. John Melody, (b. 1883), aged 18, British Settler travelling aboard the ship " Auckland" en route to Invercargill, New Zealand on 25th December 1879 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Melody (post 1700) +

Anthony John "Tony" Melody (b. 1922), English television actor who appeared in over 100 television roles
Lord Melody (1926-1988), born Fitzroy Alexander, Trinidad and Tobago calypso singer, best known for singles "Boo Boo Man", "Shame & Scandal" and "Jonah and the Bake"
Susan Melody George (b. 1950), English film and television actress, and film producer
Melody Patterson (1949-2015), American actress who started performing at the age of four, best known for her role as Wrangler Jane in the 1960s TV series F Troop
Melody Woodin (b. 1986), American fashion model
Melody Damayo (b. 1973), American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Governor of Nevada, 2006 2

Citations +

New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html