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Harty History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

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Early Origins of the Harty family

The surname Harty was first found in Kent where the first record of the name was Benedict de Herty who was listed in the Feet of Fines in Kent in 1241. Manuesimus de Herty was listed in the Rotuli Hundredorum of 1272. The Isle of Harty dates back to Roman times and is today called the Isle of Sheppy. No longer an island but marshlands, Harty is a small hamlet on this island consisting of a few cottages, a church and a public house named The Ferry Inn. The church has no electricity or running water but dates back to the 11th century.

Early History of the Harty family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Harty research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487, 1779, 1831, 1832 and 1837 are included under the topic Early Harty History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Harty Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Harty family name include Harty, Hartie, Hartee and others.

Early Notables of the Harty family

Distinguished members of the family include

Sir Robert Way Harty, 1st Baronet (1779-1832), British politician and Whig Member of Parliament representing Dublin City, former Lord Mayor of Dublin

Harty Ranking

In the United States, the name Harty is the 8,923^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Harty family to Ireland

Some of the Harty family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 39 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Harty migration to the United States +

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Harty surname or a spelling variation of the name include:

Harty Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Hans Jacobszen Harty, who arrived in New Netherland(s) in 1663 2
Hans Jakobsen Harty, who landed in America in 1680 2

Harty Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joseph Harty, aged 55, who landed in New York in 1812-1813 2
Locklin Harty, aged 17, who arrived in New York in 1849 2

Harty Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Joseph Harty, aged 52, who arrived in New York, NY in 1919 aboard the ship "Chicago" from Bordeaux, France 3
Patrick Harty, aged 31 from Bootle, England who arrived in New York City, New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Celtic" from Liverpool, England 3

Harty migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Harty Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Maurice Harty, who landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1843
Mr. Thomas Harty, aged 4 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Lord Ashburton" departing 13th September 1847 from Liverpool, England; the ship arrived on 1st November 1847 but he died on board 4

Harty migration to Australia +

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

Harty Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Miss Margaret Harty, English convict who was convicted in Middlesex, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Buffalo" on 4th May 1833, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 5

Harty 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:

Harty Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Catherine Harty, aged 28, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Woodlark" in 1874

Contemporary Notables of the name Harty (post 1700) +

Maura Harty (b. 1959), United States Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs (2002-2008)
Jeremiah James Harty (1853-1927), American Archbishop of Manila in the Philippines
Russell Harty (1934-1988), English television presenter
Sir Lionel Lockington Harty (1864-1939), 4th Baronet of Prospect House in Roebuck in the County of Dublin
Sir Henry Lockington Harty (1826-1913), 3rd Baronet of Prospect House in Roebuck in the County of Dublin
Sir Robert Harty (1815-1902), 2nd Baronet of Prospect House in Roebuck in the County of Dublin
William Harty (1847-1929), Canadian businessman and politician who represented Kingston in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1892 to 1894
William Harty (1781-1854), Irish physician, born in 1781 who became a scholar of Trinity College, Dublin, in 1799 6
Sir Robert Way Harty (1779-1832), 1st Baronet, British politician, Lord Mayor of Dublin, youngest son of Timothy Harty (d. 1799) of Kilkenny
Sir Herbert Hamilton Harty (1879-1941), Welsh composer and conductor knighted in 1925
... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Harty family +

Air New Zealand Flight 901

Mrs. Myra Pearl Harty (1886-1979), New Zealander passenger, from Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand aboard the Air New Zealand Flight 901 for an Antarctic sightseeing flight when it flew into Mount Erebus; she died in the crash 7

HMS Hood

Mr. Jack Harty (b. 1920), Welsh Leading Seaman serving for the Royal Navy from Carnarvon, Carnarvonshire, Wales, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 8

HMS Royal Oak

John Harty, British Leading Seaman with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he survived the sinking 9

Citations +

"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)
Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
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. 79)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 3rd November 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/buffalo
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 June 2020
Mount Erebus, Memorial, Roll of Remembrance (Retrieved 2018, February 21st). Retrieved from http://www.erebus.co.nz/memorialandawards/rollofremembrance.aspx
H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: Crew Information - H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour, Men Lost in the Sinking of H.M.S. Hood, 24th May 1941. (Retrieved 2016, July 15) . Retrieved from http://www.hmshood.com/crew/memorial/roh_24may41.htm
Ships hit by U-boats crew list HMS Royal Oak (08) - (Retrieved 2018 February, 9th) - retrieved from https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html