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![Show Contents]() Grayham History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland
Irish surnames are all based on the Gaelic language native to Ireland. The original Gaelic form of the name Grayham is "O Gormghaile" in Connacht, or "O Goirmleadhaigh" in Ulster. Early Origins of the Grayham familyThe surname Grayham was first found in County Donegal (Irish: Dún na nGall), northwest Ireland in the province of Ulster, sometimes referred to as County Tyrconnel, where the Grayham family held a seat from very ancient times. Early History of the Grayham familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Grayham research. Another 208 words (15 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Grayham History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Grayham Spelling VariationsThe recording of names in Ireland during the Middle Ages was an inconsistent endeavor at best. Since the general population did not know how to read or write, they could only specify how their names should be recorded orally. Research into the name Grayham revealed spelling variations, including Gormley, O'Gormley, Grehan, Gormleigh, Gormly, Gormlie, Grimes and many more. Early Notables of the Grayham familyMore information is included under the topic Early Grayham Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Grayham migration to the United States | + |
In the 19th century, thousands of Irish left their English-occupied homeland for North America. Like most new world settlers, the Irish initially settled on the eastern shores of the continent but began to move westward with the promise of owning land. The height of this Irish migration came during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. With apparently nothing to lose, Irish people left on ships bound for North America and Australia. Unfortunately a great many of these passengers lost their lives - the only thing many had left - to disease, starvation, and accidents during the long and dangerous journey. Those who did safely arrive in "the land of opportunities" were often used for the hard labor of building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. The Irish were critical to the quick development of the infrastructure of the United States and Canada. Passenger and immigration lists indicate that members of the Grayham family came to North America quite early:
Grayham Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Walter Grayham, who landed in Virginia in 1712 1
- Patrick Grayham, who arrived in America in 1760-1763 1
- Richard Grayham, who landed in Mississippi in 1798 1
Grayham Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Samuel Grayham, aged 29, who arrived in Maryland in 1812 1
- John Grayham, aged 46, who landed in Maryland in 1812 1
- Daniel Grayham, aged 76, who arrived in North Carolina in 1813 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Grayham (post 1700) | + |
- Ralph Grayham Gubbins (1932-2011), English professional footballer who played from 1952 to 1965
- 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)
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Grayham migration to the United States 
