The surname Craike was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from early times. Craik is also a village in Craik Forest, by the Airhouse Burn in the Scottish Borders.
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Early History of the Craike family
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Craike Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Crake, Craik, Crayke, Craike, Creike, Creyke and others.
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Early Notables of the Craike family
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Craike migration to the United States
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Craike Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
George Craike, who settled in Virginia in 1775
Craike migration to New Zealand
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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:
Craike Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
Mr. John Craike, (b. 1838), aged 22, British ploughman travelling from Bristol aboard the ship "Matoaka" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 2nd December 1860 1
Mr. Brian Wesley Craike (1920-1941), Australian Able Seaman from New Town, Tasmania, Australia, who sailed into battle aboard HMAS Sydney II and died in the sinking 2
Craike migration to the United States 
Craike migration to New Zealand 
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