| ![Show Contents]() Sea History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Sea familyThe surname Sea was first found in Kent where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Seal in that shire. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, having prevailed over King Harold, granted most of Britain to his many victorious Barons. It was not uncommon to find a Baron, or a Bishop, with 60 or more Lordships scattered throughout the country. These he gave to his sons, nephews and other junior lines of his family and they became known as under-tenants. They adopted the Norman system of surnames which identified the under-tenant with his holdings so as to distinguish him from the senior stem of the family. After many rebellious wars between his Barons, Duke William, commissioned a census of all England to determine in 1086, settling once and for all, who held which land. He called the census the Domesday Book, 1 indicating that those holders registered would hold the land until the end of time. Hence, Seal at the Domesday Book was held by Geoffrey de Rots as an undertenant from the Bishop of Bayeux. The holding was a fishery, consisting mainly of eels. Not surprisingly, the family Coat of Arms shows salmon swimming. Early History of the Sea familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sea research. Another 91 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1902 is included under the topic Early Sea History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sea Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: See, Sea, Seigh and others. Early Notables of the Sea familyMore information is included under the topic Early Sea Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sea RankingIn the United States, the name Sea is the 17,150th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2
 Sea migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Sea Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- John Sea, who landed in Virginia in 1662 3
Sea Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Math Sea, who landed in Virginia in 1705 3
Sea Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Charles Sea, who arrived in New York in 1835 3
| Sea migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Sea Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Mr. Harmanus Sea U.E. who settled in Ernest Town [Ernestown], Lennox & Addington, Ontario c. 1784 he served in the Loyal Rangers 4
| Sea migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Sea Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Emma Sea, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Posthumous" in 1849 5
| Sea 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: Sea Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- James Sea, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1840
| Sea migration to West Indies | + |
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 6Sea Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century- Miss Mary Sea, (b. 1618), aged 16, British settler travelling from London, UK arriving in St Christopher (St. Kitts) on 5th January 1634 3
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
- Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
- State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The POSTHUMOUS 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Posthumous.htm
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
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Sea migration to the United States 
Sea migration to Canada 
Sea migration to Australia 
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