Mickell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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On the Scottish west coast, the Mickell family was born among the ancient Dalriadan clans. Their name comes from the devotion of an ancestor to St. Michael. The Gaelic form of the surname is Mac Giolla Mhicheil , which means son of the servant of St. Michael. 1

Early Origins of the Mickell family

The surname Mickell was first found in Angus (Gaelic: Aonghas), part of the Tayside region of northeastern Scotland, and present day Council Area of Angus, formerly known as Forfar or Forfarshire.

Early spellings for the family were closer to the Gaelic version: "Malmur Mac Gillemichel was one of the perambulators of the lands of Balfeth in Angus between 1204 and 1211. Gillecolme Makgillemichell and Kennathe Makgillemichell were charter witnesses in Lesmore, Argyllshire, 1251, and Makbeth Makgilmichel was present at pleas held at Dull in 1264. In the end of the thirteenth century Malcolm, earl of Lennox, transferred to Sir John of Luss the homage and service of Maldofen Macgillemychmore and his heirs. Celestine Macgillemichaell was a cleric of the diocese of Argyll, 1411, and another Celestine McGilmichel witnessed an Atholl charter in 1453." 2

Early History of the Mickell family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mickell research. Another 231 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1204, 1480, 1506, 1507, 1527, 1532, 1557, 1597, 1613, 1624, 1632, 1646, 1675, 1677, 1735, 1788 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Mickell History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mickell Spelling Variations

In various documents Mickell has been spelled Since medieval scribes still spelled according to sound, records from that era contain an enormous number of spelling variations. MacMichael, MacGilliemichael, M'Ilmichael, McKillmichaell, McKilmichael, Macmitchel, McMitchell and many more.

Early Notables of the Mickell family

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Migration of the Mickell family to Ireland

Some of the Mickell family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 51 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mickell migration to the United States +

Significant portions of the populations of both the United States and Canada are still made up of the ancestors of Dalriadan families. Some of those in Canada originally settled the United States, but went north as United Empire Loyalists in the American War of Independence. The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw the ancestors of many Scots on both sides of the border begin to recover their collective national heritage through Clan societies and highland games. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants:

Mickell Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

James Mickell, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1651 3
Archibald Mickell, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1682 3
John Mickell, aged 55, who arrived in New York in 1696 3

Mickell Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

S D Mickell, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 3
Mr. Thomas Mickell, (b. 1854), aged 33, Cornish blacksmith departing from Liverpool aboard the ship "Aurania" arriving in New York, USA on 25 July 1887 4
Mrs. Thomas Mickell, (b. 1855), aged 32, Cornish settler departing from Liverpool aboard the ship "Aurania" arriving in New York, USA on 25 July 1887 4
Miss Edith Mickell, (b. 1879), aged 8, Cornish settler departing from Liverpool aboard the ship "Aurania" arriving in New York, USA on 25 July 1887 4
Mr. John Mickell, (b. 1880), aged 7, Cornish settler departing from Liverpool aboard the ship "Aurania" arriving in New York, USA on 25 July 1887 4
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Citations +

Sims, Clifford Stanley The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. 1862. Print.
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
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)
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to New York 1820 - 1891 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_new_york_1820_1891.pdf