The name Heighes is part of the ancient legacy of the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. Heighes was a name used for a tall or distinguished person. A broad and miscellaneous class of surnames, nickname surnames referred to a characteristic of the first person who used the name. They can describe the bearer's favored style of clothing, appearance, physical stature, habits, or character.
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Early Origins of the Heighes family
The surname Heighes was first found in Buckinghamshire, where they held a family seat from very early times.
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Early History of the Heighes family
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Heighes Spelling Variations
Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Heighes include High, Hye, Hyee, Heye, Highe and others.
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Early Notables of the Heighes family
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Heighes migration to Australia
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Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:
Mr. Thomas Heighes, (b. 1801), aged 30, English convict who was convicted in Southampton, Hampshire, England for 7 years for rioting, transported aboard the "Eliza" on 2nd February 1831, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 1
Heighes migration to Australia 
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