Whitehorse Surname History

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Scotland

Today's generation of the Whitehorse family inherits a name that was first used by the Scottish tribe known as the Picts. The first family to use the name Whitehorse lived in Aberdeenshire, where the family was found since the early Middle Ages.

Early Origins of the Whitehorse family

The surname Whitehorse was first found in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), a historic county, and present day Council Area of Aberdeen, located in the Grampian region of northeastern Scotland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066.

Early History of the Whitehorse family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Whitehorse research. Another 97 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1549 is included under the topic Early Whitehorse History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Whitehorse Spelling Variations

Repeated and inaccurate translation of Scottish names from Gaelic to English and back resulted in a wide variety of spelling variations with single names. Whitehorse has appeared Whitehouse, Whitehorse and others.

Early Notables of the Whitehorse family

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Whitehorse migration to the United States +

Many Scottish families suffered enormous hardships and were compelled to leave their country of birth. They traveled to Ireland and Australia, but mostly to the colonies of North America, where many found the freedom and opportunity they sought. It was not without a fight, though, as many were forced to stand up and defend their freedom in the American War of Independence. The ancestors of these Scots abroad have rediscovered their heritage in the last century through the Clan societies and other organizations that have sprung up across North America. Immigration and passenger ship lists show some important early immigrants bearing the name Whitehorse:

Whitehorse Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Lawrence Whitehorse, aged 17, who landed in Virginia in 1635 1

Whitehorse migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Whitehorse Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

William Whitehorse, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Caspar" in 1849 2

Citations +

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)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The CASPAR 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Caspar.htm