| ![Show Contents]() Peckitt History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Anglo-Saxon name Peckitt comes from its first bearer, who was a person with a prominent nose. The Old English word beke refers to the beak of a bird. More rarely, Peckitt may be a local type surname, referring to someone who lived beside a stream. The surname in this case is derived from the Northern Old English word bekke, which means stream and is derived from the Old Norse word bekkr. Also, Peckitt may be a local surname referring to settlements called Beckett in Berkshire and Devon. The Berkshire settlement takes its name from the Old English words beo, which means bee, and cot, which means cottage or shelter. The name of the Devon settlement has the Old English personal name Bicca, which is probably derived from becca, which means pickaxe or mattock, as its first element. Early Origins of the Peckitt familyThe surname Peckitt was first found in Norfolk and Cheshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest in 1066. Early History of the Peckitt familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Peckitt research. Another 109 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1170, 1653, 1684, 1719, 1738 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Peckitt History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Peckitt Spelling VariationsThe first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Peckitt has been spelled many different ways, including Becket, Beckett, Beckete, Beckette and others. Early Notables of the Peckitt familyDistinguished members of the family include Isaac Beckett (1653-1719), an English mezzotint engraver from Kent; one of the first practitioners of the art in England.William Becket (1684-1738), the English surgeon...
Another 29 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Peckitt Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Peckitt family to Ireland
Some of the Peckitt family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 63 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Peckitt Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mrs. Margaret Peckitt, (Pickett, Peckett, née Smith), (b. 1811), aged 23, English dairy maid who was convicted in York, Yorkshire, England for 14 years for highway robbery, transported aboard the "Edward" on 23rd April 1834, arriving in Tasmania, (Van Diemen's Land), she died in 1889 listed as having 2 children aboard with her 1
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Peckitt migration to Australia 
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