Marjory History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Marjory family

The surname Marjory was first found in Suffolk where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Norman influence of English history dominated after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. The family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Marjory family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Marjory research. Another 151 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Marjory History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Marjory Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Margery, Margary, Margrie, Margree, Margree, Marjory, Marjary and many more.

Early Notables of the Marjory family

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Migration of the Marjory family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..

Contemporary Notables of the name Marjory (post 1700) +

Dame Jean Marjory Herbison DBE, CMG (1923-2007), New Zealand academic, educator, researcher and Chancellor of the University of Canterbury
Katherine Marjory Atholl (1874-1960), Scottish politician
Marjory Newbold (1883-1926), leading Scottish socialist and communist
Marjory "May" Moar (1825-1894), born May Hectorson, a British crofter in the Shetland Isles who was awarded an RNLI silver medal for rescuing fishermen off the island of Yell
Marjory Shedd (1926-2008), Canadian badminton player who won a total of 23 Canadian National Championships from the early 1950s to the early 1970s, inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1970
Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890-1998), American journalist, writer, feminist, environmentalist and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Marjory Scott Wardrop (1869-1909), English scholar and translator of Georgian literature
Marjory Milford, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 2008 1
Marjory Staehle Glowka, American Libertarian politician, Candidate for Texas State House of Representatives 51st District, 2002 2

Sources +

The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html