Blaikie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

The ancestors of the name Blaikie date back to the days of the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from their residence in the village and parish of Blakey Ridge, in the North Riding of Yorkshire.

Early Origins of the Blaikie family

The surname Blaikie was first found in Yorkshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Blaikie family

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Blaikie Spelling Variations

Blaikie has been spelled many different ways. Before English spelling became standardized over the last few hundred years, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. As the English language changed in the Middle Ages, absorbing pieces of Latin and French, as well as other languages, the spelling of people's names also changed considerably, even over a single lifetime. Many variations of the name Blaikie have been found, including Blakey, Blakie, Blaiky, Blaike, Blakye, Blaikie and others.

Early Notables of the Blaikie family

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Blaikie migration to the United States +

In an attempt to escape the chaos experienced in England, many English families boarded overcrowded and diseased ships sailing for the shores of North America and other British colonies. Those families hardy enough, and lucky enough, to make the passage intact were rewarded with land and a social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families became important contributors to the young colonies in which they settled. Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first Blaikies to arrive on North American shores:

Blaikie Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

George Blaikie, who landed in America in 1750 1

Blaikie Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

George Blaikie who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1807

Blaikie migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Blaikie Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Charles Blaikie, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1783
John Blaikie, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1783

Blaikie 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:

Blaikie Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Hugh Blaikie, Scottish settler travelling from Glasgow aboard the ship "Jura" arriving in Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 23rd September 1858 2
Mrs. Blaikie, Scottish settler travelling from Glasgow with 2 children aboard the ship "Jura" arriving in Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 23rd September 1858 2
Mr. Peter Blaikie, Scottish settler travelling from Glasgow aboard the ship "Robert Henderson" arriving in Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 3rd September 1860 3
Mr. Andrew Blaikie, Scottish settler travelling from Glasgow aboard the ship "Robert Henderson" arriving in Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 3rd September 1860 3
Mrs. Blaikie, Scottish settler travelling from Glasgow aboard the ship "Robert Henderson" arriving in Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 3rd September 1860 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Blaikie (post 1700) +

Jane Currie "A. K." Blaikie Hoge (1811-1890), née Blaikie, American welfare worker, fund raiser, and nurse during the American Civil War
Robert Blair Blaikie (1906-1992), American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Mayor of New York City, New York, 1953; Candidate in primary for Borough President of Manhattan, New York, 1965 4
John Arthur Blaikie (b. 1849), English poet and journalist
William Alexander "Bill" Blaikie PC OC (1951-2022), Canadian politician, Member of the Canadian Parliament (1979-2008), Manitoba Minister of Conservation (2009-2011), Deputy Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons from 2006 to 2008
Walter Biggar Blaikie FRSE DL LLD (b. 1847), Scottish civil engineer, printer, historian and astronomer, son of William Garden Blaikie
Thomas Blaikie (1758-1838), Scottish gardener who worked in Paris, France, best known for his "Diary of a Scotch Gardener at the French Court"
Piers Macleod Blaikie (b. 1942), Scottish geographer and scholar of international development and natural resources
Kenneth Guy "Bill" Blaikie (1897-1968), South African-born, first-class cricket for Oxford University and Somerset in the early 1920s
George Neil Blaikie (1915-1995), Australian author and journalist
Peter Macfarlane Blaikie (b. 1937), Canadian lawyer and statesman, son of Kenneth Guy "Bill" Blaikie, co-founder of Heenan Blaikie LLP, a now defunct Canadian law firm founded in 1973
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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)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html