First found in Cambridgeshire where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Searching for a better life, many English families migrated to British colonies. Unfortunately, the majority of them travelled under extremely harsh conditions: overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the ocean. For those families that arrived safely, modest prosperity was attainable, and many went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the new colonies. Research into the Origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Cage or a variant listed above: L. Cage who arrived in New Orleans in 1822; Robert Cadger settled in Maryland in 1676; Edward Cadge settled in Virginia in 1620. This same Edward Cadge maybe the ancestor of the notable John Cage of Virginia..

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