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![Show Contents]() Synge History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Synge familyThe surname Synge was first found in Shropshire where they had been anciently seated as Lords of the Manor of Bridgenorth, some say from the time of the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Synge familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Synge research. Another 62 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1610, 1621, 1623, 1678 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Synge History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Synge Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Synge, Singe, Synges, Singes, Syng and others. Early Notables of the Synge familyDistinguished members of the family include - Edward Synge (1621-1678), born in Bridgnorth in Shropshire, England, an Anglican clergyman who served in the Church of Ireland...
 Migration of the Synge family to Ireland
Some of the Synge family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 105 words (8 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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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Synge Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John Synge, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1856
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Synge Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Patrick Synge, a five year old boy, who died on route to Grosse Isle, Quebec in 1847
- Mr. Patrick Synge, aged 6 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Ellen" departing 27th May 1847 from Sligo, Ireland; the ship arrived on 10th July 1847 but he died on board 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Synge (post 1700) | + |
- William Webb Follett Synge (1826-1891), English diplomatist and author, the son of the Rev. Robert Synge
- Patrick Millington Synge (1910-1982), English botanist, writer and plant hunter
- Charles Synge (1789-1854), Irish lieutenant-colonel, second son of George Synge of Rathmore, King’s County
- Violet Synge, British Girl Guide Chief Commissioner for England in the mid twentieth century
- John Lighton Synge FRSC FRS (1897-1995), Irish mathematician and physicist, born in Dublin, Ireland
- Edward Synge (1691-1762), Irish Anglican bishop in the Church of Ireland, Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh (1730–1732), Bishop of Cloyne (1732–1734), Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin (1734–1740) and Bishop of Elphin (1740–1762)
- Nicholas Synge (d. 1771), Irish Anglican priest, Archdeacon of Tuam from 1731 until 1743, brother of Edward Synge
- Richard Laurence Millington Synge FRS FRSE FRIC FRSC MRIA (1914-1994), British Biochemist, born in West Kirby, Nobel Laureate in 1952 for the invention of partition chromatography
- Cathleen Synge Morawetz (1923-2017), Canadian mathematician who spent much of her career in the United States
- John Millington Synge (1871-1909), Irish playwright, poet, prose writer, travel writer and collector of folklore, born in Rathfarnham, County Dublin, Ireland
- Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 97)
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Synge migration to the United States 
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