| ![Show Contents]() Skaife History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Skaife familyThe surname Skaife was first found in Durham where they held a family seat on the English/Scottish border. After the Norman Conquest of England many of Duke William's rebellious Barons moved north. The border became a convenient no-man's land. Notable families such as the Percy, the Umfravilles and the Nevilles gathered many supporting clans around them. In the 16th century they became known as the 'unruly clans'. In that century, many of those clans drove their herds south, and they settled in Yorkshire and Lancashire. The name was first recorded in Yorkshire in 1219 when Geoffrey Skaif held estates in Yorkshire. Early History of the Skaife familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Skaife research. Another 104 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1273 and 1379 are included under the topic Early Skaife History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Skaife Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Scafe, Scaife, Skaife, Scaif, Skaif, Skafe and others. Early Notables of the Skaife familyNotable amongst the family name during their early history was
 Skaife migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Skaife Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- John Skaife, who landed in Virginia in 1708 1
Skaife Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- W. H. Skaife, aged 41, who arrived in America from Lancaster, England, in 1892
Skaife Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Wilfred Skaife, aged 45, who arrived in America from London, England, in 1905
- Lily Skaife, aged 21, who arrived in America from Hunslet, England, in 1920
- Robert Skaife, aged 43, who arrived in Spencer, Massachusetts, in 1920
| Skaife migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Skaife Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century- Wilfred Skaife, aged 49, who arrived in Montreal, Canada, in 1908
- Wilfrid Skaife, aged 50, who arrived in Montreal, Canada, in 1910
- Grace Skaife, aged 40, who arrived in Montreal, Quebec, in 1911
- Gertrude Skaife, aged 20, who arrived in Montreal, Canada, in 1913
- Marguarite Skaife, aged 23, who arrived in Montreal, Canada, in 1914
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| Skaife migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Skaife Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. Thomas Skaife, English convict who was convicted in Leeds, Yorkshire, England for 15 years, transported aboard the "Belgravia" on 4th April 1866, arriving in Western Australia 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Skaife (post 1700) | + |
- Sydney Harold "Stacey" Skaife D.Sc FRSSAf. (1889-1976), South African entomologist and naturalist
- Mark Stephen Skaife OAM (b. 1967), Australian motor racing driver
- 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)
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 30th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/belgravia
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